Phrasal verbs:
jazz up
to make something more interesting, more appealing, more attractive to the eye,
to decorate, and so on
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Brother is doing something to his electric guitar. B is his sister.
- S:- What are you doing to your guitar?
- B:- I'm painting some flames on it to jazz it up a bit. All the famous rock-stars jazz up their guitars you know.
- S:- Cool!
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Mother is showing her new dress to her daughter.
- M:- What do you reckon to my new dress?
- D:- Well, if you want my honest opinion, it's kind of drab.
- M:- Really. You don't think grey suits me, then?
- D:- Not really. How about jazzing it up a little with a colourful belt, and maybe a
broach, or something?
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Newspaper article.
- Christmas has come to the town centre. Yesterday, municipal workers erected an enormous
Christmas tree in front of the town hall, and a group of local school children jazzed it up
with some beautiful decorations, and sparkling lights.
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The band are rehearsing for their next concert. S is the singer, G is the lead guitarist,
M is the manager.
- S:- 'Purple haze all around, Don't know if I'm comin' up or down, Am I happy or
in misery? What ever it is, that girl put a spell on me .... yeah ....'
- M:- And, break to guitar solo ....(G. starts solo).....No! No! No! Stop!
- G:- What? What am I doing wrong?
- M:- The solo is too timid, it has to be stronger. Try to jazz it up a bit more. Maybe
you should play it higher up the neck of the guitar.
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- I've heard many people say that Windows Vista is nothing more than a jazzed up version of
Windows XP.
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a-f |
g-l |
m-r |
s-z |
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act up |
gear up |
nose about |
saddle with |
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do with |
jazz up |
peter out |
take to |
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