Strengthen, reinforce, as in Mary wants us to beef up her part in the play. This phrase relies on an older slang sense of beef as "muscles" or "power." [Colloquial; late 1800s]
beef up
| Idioms: beef up |
| WordNet: beef up |
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The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
make strong or stronger
Synonyms: strengthen, fortify
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| beef (Idiom) |
| hamburger beef |
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