spice up

phrasal verb·1 sense·particle up

Meanings

1

Make something more interesting or exciting

Why “up”? Something is made neater, better-looking, more impressive, or more appealing.

She spiced up the talk with jokes.
She made the talk more interesting with jokes.
He spiced up the soup with chilli.
He made the soup more interesting with chilli.

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