phrasal verb

Lighten up

Rank #1209Letter LInseparable

2Sections

Be less serious

Meanings

  • Be less serious (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • We need to LIGHTEN UP before someone notices.
  • Management's decided to LIGHTEN UP apparently.
  • I suppose LIGHTEN UP is the least terrible option.

Related

Related by

Base verb “lighten”

Related by

Particle “up”

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