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improve onTo fix, make better or increase the quality of in comparison to previous attempts; to contribute to an ongoing effort to improve.Rate it:

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improve uponAlternative form of improve onRate it:

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be looking upimprove, getting betterRate it:

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brush upTo review; to improve an existing but rusty or under-developed skill.Rate it:

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shape upTo improve; to correct one's bad habits or behavior.Rate it:

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what can i sayIndicating that nothing that could be said would add to or improve the situation.Rate it:

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work your magicTo make a situation improve a lot or to make someone feel happy.Rate it:

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the one who always envies someone in society, will never live in gaietyThis idiom means that if a person spends time complaining, criticizing and whining about what everyone else does, owns, or how successful other people are about their financial situation, job career, or results they get, instead of focusing and trying their best to improve one's situation, the only consequence is that this behavior will keep them in the guts, that is, at a lower life level than the one they wish to be.Rate it:

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go from zero to heroTo change from negative outcome to positive outcome. To improve one's fortunes significantly.Rate it:

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spruce upTo refresh, revamp; to freshen or improve something, especially its appearance.Rate it:

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draw outTo improve a losing hand to a winning hand by receiving additional cards.Rate it:

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tough loveThe compassionate use of stringent disciplinary measures, to attempt to improve someone's behavior.Rate it:

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tune upTo make adjustments to an engine in order to improve its performance.Rate it:

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rest on one's laurelsTo rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further.Rate it:

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clean up one's actTo reform; to improve one's habits.Rate it:

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get betterTo improve.Rate it:

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gild the lilyTo embellish or improve something unnecessarily; to add superfluous attributes to something.Rate it:

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give weightto improve the credibility or legitimacy ofRate it:

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greatest thing since sliced breadA relatively recent invention likely to significantly improve people's lives.Rate it:

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leave well enough aloneTo leave something alone; to avoid attempts to correct, fix, or improve what is already sufficientRate it:

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leave well enough aloneTo leave something alone; to avoid attempts to correct, fix, or improve what is already sufficient.Rate it:

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liven upTo improve a person's mood by making them more energeticRate it:

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make yourself prettyimprove the way you look i.e. get dressed (especially in something nicer than what you are already wearing), put on makeup, brush your hair, brush your teeth, etc; connotes that you are not pretty enough at this moment and that you should improve the way you look; an insult sometimes used intentionally (or unintentionally) to make someone feel inferiorRate it:

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mores alicuius corrigereto improve a person.Rate it:

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physical breakA short break in a meeting or in a classroom setting, intended to improve attention.Rate it:

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pick upTo improve, increase, or speed up.Rate it:

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pick upbecome better; improve.Rate it:

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play withTo fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance.Rate it:

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Potemkin villageAny false construct devised to disguise a shortcoming or improve appearances.Rate it:

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Promised LandAny place to which one eagerly seeks to go and which one expects to greatly improve one's situation.Rate it:

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reinvent the wheelTo redo work unnecessarily when it has already been done satisfactorily; to rethink an already working system, technique, etc. in a pointless attempt to improve it.Rate it:

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second-guessPresumably from trying to improve with a second stab.Rate it:

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sex upTo make more palatable or acceptable to the general public; to improve the image or perception.Rate it:

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Shape Up or Ship OutTo improve and correct your behavior and performance or else get out or leaveRate it:

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shape up or ship outTo either improve one's behavior or else be required to leave; to either improve one's performance in an activity or else withdraw from that activity completely.Rate it:

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snazz upTo improve appearance or appeal by increasing stylishness or functionality, or by adding other attractive features.Rate it:

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step up one's gameTo improve one's performance, or the quality of one's work.Rate it:

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stretchTo extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's musclesRate it:

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take a turn for the betterTo start to become better; to improve.Rate it:

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work onTo shape, form or improve something.Rate it:

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work overTo improve a prototype, or first draft.Rate it:

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好好學習，天天向上study hard and every day you will improveRate it:

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