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charge up

idiom
Meaning

To motivate, to instill someone with determination.


Examples
SIMPLE

The coach gave a speech to charge up the team.

CONTEXTUAL

The manager used the morning meeting to charge up the staff before the busy holiday season began.

COMPLEX

His powerful words served to charge up the weary crowd, transforming their initial apathy into a sudden, collective resolve to demand change.

Anchors to
Related idioms4entries
  1. 01

    charge down

    To lose electrical power

  2. 02

    dynamite charge

    Instructions given by the judge to a jury that has failed to reach a verdict, in the hope that they can do so after further deliberation.

  3. 03

    get a charge out of

    To derive excitement, entertainment, or pleasure from.

  4. 04

    large and in charge

    Dominating or controlling a situation with confidence and aplomb.

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