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beef up
Meaning: to make something stronger or more powerful
Synonym: strengthen, boostFor example:
- beef up sth The government decided to beef up security after a terrorist attack on the country's biggest airport.
- beef sth up We've been letting the opposition teams score too many goals, so we need to beef our defence up a bit.
beef up: security, armed forces, police force, workforce, sales department, defence, attack
Quick Quiz:
Because of recent robberies, gold shops have decided to beef up security and hire
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