talk up

British  

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to speak of or discuss favourably in order to arouse interest or support

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talk up Idioms  

1. Speak in favor of, promote, as in They were talking up their candidate all over the state. [Second half of 1800s]

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Example Sentences

I believe enterprise artificial-intelligence adoption, which is still in its infancy, will become more prominent in 2026 as corporations start to talk up their productivity gains.

From Barron's

Pundits nowadays talk up the incredible promise of artificial intelligence and how it will continue powering the stock market.

From MarketWatch

Mitchell Starc, who took 10 wickets in the match at Perth, made this point and was keen to talk up the quality of the bowling from both teams.

From BBC

When BBC News sits down with lead producer Natalie Pohorski and senior comms director Stephanie Snowdon, they're keen to talk up Black Ops 7's single-player story campaign.

From BBC

Uber president Andrew Macdonald and rival Lyft's chief David Risher will talk up schemes to fill the streets with robotaxis.

From Barron's