cheese up
cheese up · cheeses up · cheesed up · cheesing up
To add cheese to; make cheesy or cheesierTo add cheese to; make cheesy or cheesier.
Meaning
2 senses(slang, transitive)To add cheese to; make cheesy or cheesier.
(figuratively, intransitive, slang)To smile widely; to crack a huge grin.
Origin
From cheese + up.From cheese + up.
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Forms
cheeses up, cheesing up, cheesed up, cheesed up| Base form | cheese up · to cheese up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | cheeses up |
| Present participle | cheesing up |
| Past simple | cheesed up |
| Past participle | cheesed up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- cheese offдістати, отримуватиTo annoy.
- cheese upTo add cheese to; make cheesy or cheesier.
- cheese outTo make (something) cheesy (overdramatic, trite); to make (something) less cool, especially by making it more mainstream.
- cheese downTo coil the tail of a rope on deck so as to present a neat appearance.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb