firm up | Idiomator

Meaning: (transitive,idiomatic)To make (tentativeplans) moredefinite.Can wefirm upplans for the barbecue Sunday?1977-1980,Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors),We Both Laughed In PleasureJust got a call from Falces officefirming upmy hospital date.2023September 6, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Leaderless and rudderless”, inRAIL, number991, page 3:Sometime soon (if it isn't happening already), Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer and his team will befirming upplans for what they want to do in the crucial first 100 days of a new government.; (intransitive,idiomatic,of tentative plans)To become more definite.Let me know as soon as your plansfirm up.; (transitive)To make (muscles) moretonedthrough physicalexercise.He hopes tofirm uphis biceps a bit before meeting the girls.; (intransitive,of muscles)To become more toned through physical exercise.After weeks of working out, his biceps finally began tofirm upa bit.; (intransitive)To becomefirmerin consistency.Cook the omelet until the top has started tofirm up.

Examples:

EN: ME firm up; g
ES: - Ninguna otra cosa. - Callate, Jed.
EN: Takeda wants to name Matsumura, but it's so sudden, he hasn't had time to firm up support
ES: Takeda quiere nombrar a Matsumura, pero es tan repentino, que no ha tenido tiempo de encontrar respaldo.
EN: You might want to firm up a bit before you go and see him.
ES: Quizás quieras ponerte en forma antes de ir a verlo.
EN: Court etiquette demands demands exercise on a horse or bannister. Both firm up the posterior.
ES: Señorita Elen, la costumbre del palacio recomienda montar a caballo o en la barandilla por la mañana porque endurece los músculos traseros.
EN: I just pop along every Wednesday afternoon and firm up.
ES: Voy los miercoles para estar en forma.
EN: You stand at the back of a room full of girls jiggling their bottoms up and down and "firm up"?
ES: ¿Te pones al fondo de una sala con chicas que mueven el culo y te pones en forma?
EN: Public relations firm up there I may go to work for.
ES: Una empresa de relaciones públicas en la que puedo ir a trabajar.
EN: I don't need to firm up.
ES: No necesito reafirmar.
EN: - I think I'll go call her and firm up plans.
ES: - Creo que voy a llamar a ella y concretar planes.
EN: I called him to firm up the details, and a woman answered the phone.
ES: Lo llamé el miércoles para decirle cuándo llegaba y una mujer contestó el teléfono.
EN: I could use a firm up, too.
ES: A mi tampoco me iría mal.
EN: And have you noticed how your boobs have started to firm up?
ES: ¿Ha notado cómo sus pechos se han vuelto más firmes?
ES: ¿Ha notado cómo sus pechos se han vuelto más firmes?
EN: We'll firm up our estimates of the missiles' readiness and develop target packages for strikes if you should order them, sir
ES: Así podremos confirmar nuestros cálculos del estado de los misiles... y concretar objetivos para los ataques si usted los ordenara, señor.
EN: and firm up my ass a little too.
ES: y endurecido el culo un poco también.
EN: It holds every member of this firm up to disrepute.
ES: Desacredita a todos los del despacho. - Respira.

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