rev up (sb/sth)
— phrasal verb with rev uk/rev/us/rev/verb [ I or T ] -vv-
to become more active, or to make someone or something become more active:
The hotel is revving up for the busy summer season.
drugs which rev up your nervous system
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Busy and active
- a hive of activity/industry idiom
- arena
- be (as) busy as a bee idiom
- be all go idiom
- be at work idiom
- be back in harness idiom
- buzz
- foot
- girlie swot
- hard-working
- harness
- have (got) sth on
- have sth on your plate idiom
- hurly-burly
- knee-deep
- mad
- spread
- stimulating
- tie sb up
- well away idiom
See more results »