Phr V
sharpen up
sharpens, sharpening, sharpened
sharpen up (sb/sth) or sharpen (sb/sth) up
to improve something, especially by working hard or practising a lotI need to sharpen up my game before I take Mark on at tennis.He's taking a course in public speaking so that should sharpen him up.We're not the leaders in the field but we're certainly sharpening up.