Idiom
lift someone's spirits
Meaning
to cause someone to be cheerful or euphoric.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“A kind note can really lift someone's spirits.”
“She brought flowers to the hospital to lift her friend's spirits after the surgery.”
“The unexpected news of his promotion served to lift his spirits, effectively dispelling the gloom that had clouded his mood for weeks.”
Examples
simple
“A kind note can really lift someone's spirits.”
contextual
“She brought flowers to the hospital to lift her friend's spirits after the surgery.”
complex
“The unexpected news of his promotion served to lift his spirits, effectively dispelling the gloom that had clouded his mood for weeks.”
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