lighten up
Idioms & Phrases
lighten up
Become or cause to become less serious or gloomy, and more cheerful. For example, Lighten up, Sam
it'll turn out all right. This slangy expression transfers reducing a physical weight to a change of mood or attitude.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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| lighten up | |
verb | |
| 1. | make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a bit" [syn: lighten] [ant: weigh down] |
| 2. | become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit" [syn: lighten] |
| 3. | make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room" [syn: brighten] [ant: darken] |
| 4. | become lighter; "The room lightened up" [syn: lighten] [ant: darken] |
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Lighten up
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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