Idiom
raise someone's spirits
Meaning
To make someone feel in a better mood
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“A small gift can raise someone's spirits.”
“She brought him some flowers to raise his spirits after he received the bad news.”
“The unexpected visit from his old friends served to raise his spirits during what had been a particularly long and difficult winter.”
Examples
simple
“A small gift can raise someone's spirits.”
contextual
“She brought him some flowers to raise his spirits after he received the bad news.”
complex
“The unexpected visit from his old friends served to raise his spirits during what had been a particularly long and difficult winter.”
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