ginger up: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    Globalculinaryneutral
    • To add ginger (the spice) to a dish or preparation.

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    • To give the soup more flavor, the chef gingered it up with freshly grated ginger root.

      To give the soup more flavor, the chef gingered it up with freshly grated ginger root.

    • I always ginger up my stir-fry by adding a spoonful of minced ginger to the sauce.

      I always ginger up my stir-fry by adding a spoonful of minced ginger to the sauce.

    • She gingered up the marinade last night, so the chicken should taste extra spicy and aromatic today.

      She gingered up the marinade last night, so the chicken should taste extra spicy and aromatic today.

    • If you want to ginger up the salad dressing, just mix in some fresh ginger juice before serving.

      If you want to ginger up the salad dressing, just mix in some fresh ginger juice before serving.

  • 2.

    UKUSGlobalidiomaticinformalfigurative
    • To make something more lively, interesting, or vigorous.

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    • The party was dull until someone suggested gingering it up with some lively music and dancing.

      The party was dull until someone suggested gingering it up with some lively music and dancing.

    • If you ginger up your presentation, the audience will stay more engaged and interested.

      If you ginger up your presentation, the audience will stay more engaged and interested.

    • She gingered up her speech with anecdotes and humor, making it much more entertaining.

      She gingered up her speech with anecdotes and humor, making it much more entertaining.

Examples:

  • EN: - We're gonna just chop this ginger up into manageable pieces.
    ID: - Kita akan memotong... Jahe ini menjadi potongan yang bisa kita olah.
  • EN: She ever tell you how we could ginger up a whole stadium?
    ES: ¿Te ha contado cómo animábamos el estadio? Se lo enseñaremos.
  • EN: If we all work to ginger up proceedings, we could have the money in our pockets by next year.
    ES: Y eso significa que una cuarta parte de todo el patrimonio es para Jeremy, una cuarta parte para Kathrine, otra cuarta parte para tu madre, y una cuarta parte para mí. Si nos esforzamos un poco, tendremos el dinero en el bolsillo dentro de un año.
  • EN: A harmless joke might just ginger up her mood a little.
    ES: Una broma inofensiva podría animarla un poquito.
  • EN: I could ginger up in an hour.
    ES: En una hora sería pelirroja.
  • EN: Only reason he talks to you is to ginger up support for his Regency.
    ES: El único motivo por el que le habla es para recabar apoyos para su regencia.
    ID: Satu-satunya alasan dia berbicara kepadamu adalah mencari dukungan untuk Perwaliannya.

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