spice sth up
— phrasal verb with spice uk/spaɪs/us/spaɪs/verb [ T ]
to add excitement or interest to a speech, story, or performance:
He'd spiced up his speech with a few rude jokes.
It was one of those articles on how to spice up your sex life.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making things better
- a shot in the arm idiom
- add salt to sth idiom
- allay
- alleviate
- ameliorate
- heal
- make sb/sth over
- mitigate
- mollify
- more
- palliate
- redeem
- relieve
- salve
- spice
- sting
- straighten
- straighten sb out
- streamline
- sugar-coated
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