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| tinker; whip into shape | |||
| straighten up (Lavrov); straighten oneself up; tidy oneself up; spit and polish (I'm gonna spit and polish my old rough-edged self, till I get rid of every single flaw. VLZ_58); give spit and polish (She and Ellen between them had turned out the dining-room, giving it extra spit and polish because of Christmas. VLZ_58) | |||
| spiff oneself up (felog) | |||