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

The Dodgers talk up Shohei Ohtani as a Cy Young award contender, and Ohtani has given up one run all season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Yet, as the 98th Academy Award demonstrated, the show isn’t equipped to do much more than talk up its own impact and hope to come out unscathed on the right side of history.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2026

People are going to talk up the title race, but we have a really calm group.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Yet most of them are mentioned more often by their colleagues to describe their drawbacks and flaws than to talk up their suitability.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

He kept thinking that it ought to take the auctioneer about two hours to eat and drink and talk up the afternoon’s sale.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry