tart up

tart up
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "tart up":
present tense I/you/we/they tart up he/she/it tarts up present participle tarting up past tense tarted up past participle tarted up British informal
1)
a) to decorate something in order to improve the way that it looks, especially in a way that other people think is ugly
b) to try to hide the fact that something is bad by showing or describing it in a positive way
2) if a woman tarts herself up, she tries to make herself look more attractive, for example by wearing nice clothes. This expression is often used for showing that you think a woman has made herself look less attractive.

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