smartening up
Making oneself neater
Smartening up is making something neater, sharper, or more presentable.
You might smarten up your appearance before a job interview or smarten up a room with fresh paint.
The phrase also means becoming wiser or more alert: After losing money twice, he finally smartened up and stopped gambling.
- practicingRepeated skill refinement
- studyingDeliberate learning effort
- brushing upRefreshing forgotten skills
- hitting the booksStudying intensively
- tidyingMaking spaces orderly
doing homework · cleaning up · sprucing up · dressing · getting ready · beautifying · looking sharp · grooming · reading · cleaning · accessorizing · refurbishing · researching · tailoring · neatening · polishing · sharpening · shaping up
smartening updumbing down
Making content less challenging
burying one's head in the sand · slacking off · regressing · zoning out
smartening upslacking off
Neglecting responsibilities deliberately
deteriorating · declining · coasting · stagnating · falling apart
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