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big up

verb

  1. slang,  (tr, adverb) to make important, prominent, or famous

    we'll do our best to big you up

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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To pay the ridiculous salaries to players, all the commercial partners have to big up every game, and many are drab.

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Of her 100 staff, 12 are dedicated "just to remove negative comments and big up those promoting body positivity".

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“I know if my son was here tonight, the first thing he would have done is say, ‘Big up to Brooklyn,’” she said.

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A battle-hardened Test centurion with five Six Nations titles to his name, O'Mahony also knew better than to big up Ireland's chances with three games still remaining.

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“People in the neighboring buildings hustled outside with their pets and kids. I’ve never seen a fire that big up close like that.”

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