spice something up

spice something up
spice something up
1. Lit. to make some food or drink more spicy. •

Judy spiced the cider up by adding cinnamon and nutmeg.

She spiced up the chili too much.

2. Fig. to make something more interesting, lively, or sexy. •

I'm afraid that the nude scenes spiced the musical up too much. Some people walked out.

Judy liked to spice her lectures up by telling jokes.

She spiced up each lecture with a joke.

They spiced up the play too much.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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