Talk up
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Definition
To make something sound better or more important than it is
Example sentence
He talked up the benefits of the program.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
Common pattern: talk up + person/thing • talk up + quality/benefit
- talk up a product
- talk up a new business
- talk up your skills
- talk up your experience
- talk up the benefits
- talk up the advantages
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
She talked up the event. ✅ (Correct)
She talked the event up. ✅ (Correct)