- tune up for
- tune up (for (something))
to prepare for something.
The coach feels confident that the team is tuned up for tonight's game.
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tune up for
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tune up for something — tune up (for (something)) to prepare for something. The coach feels confident that the team is tuned up for tonight s game … New idioms dictionary
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tune up — {v.} 1a. To adjust (a musical instrument) to make the right sound. * /Before he began to play, Harry tuned up his banjo./ 1b. To adjust a musical instrument or a group of musical instruments to the right sound. * /The orchestra came in and began… … Dictionary of American idioms
tune up — {v.} 1a. To adjust (a musical instrument) to make the right sound. * /Before he began to play, Harry tuned up his banjo./ 1b. To adjust a musical instrument or a group of musical instruments to the right sound. * /The orchestra came in and began… … Dictionary of American idioms
tune up — (for (something)) to prepare for something. The coach feels confident that the team is tuned up for tonight s game … New idioms dictionary
tune — tune1 [ tun ] noun count INFORMAL ** a song or piece of music: the station that plays all your favorite tunes a Russian folk tune be in/out of tune with 1. ) to understand/not understand the feelings, opinions, or needs of a group of people: He… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tune up — verb 1. adjust for (better) functioning tune the engine • Syn: ↑tune • Derivationally related forms: ↑tune up, ↑tuning (for: ↑tune) … Useful english dictionary
tune up — phrasal verb Word forms tune up : present tense I/you/we/they tune up he/she/it tunes up present participle tuning up past tense tuned up past participle tuned up 1) [transitive] music same as tune II, 1) He was in the next room, tuning up his… … English dictionary
tune-up — /toohn up , tyoohn /, n. 1. an adjustment, as of a motor, to improve working order or condition: The car needs a tune up badly. 2. Informal. a preparatory activity or warm up, as before a contest or game: The track meet served as a tune up for… … Universalium
tune\ up — v 1a. To adjust (a musical instrument) to make the right sound. Before he began to play, Harry tuned up his banjo. 1b. To adjust a musical instrument or a group of musical instruments to the right sound. The orchestra came in and began to tune up … Словарь американских идиом
