sex up

British

verb

informal (tr, adverb) to make (something) more interesting or exciting

the BBC decided to sex up the book's title

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The star of Eton and Oxford was given low-grade work and, desperate for glory, made up a quote to sex up a story and attributed it to his godfather, the academic Colin Lucas.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 21, 2019

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