ginger up
Britishverb
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Conclusive evidence on whether tax cuts will ginger up the whole economy will take longer to appear, although some bankers detect it already.
From Economist
To ginger up small-business banking, RBS, the market leader, must cede ground and money to competitors as part of the price, agreed on with the European Commission, of its rescue by the government in 2008.
From Economist
We get all gingered up about the launch of a new Android tablet or Apple laptop the way an Arsenal supporter speculates about a hot new signing.
From The Guardian
In Auckland, England hit 15 sixes in a 40-run defeat of New Zealand in a T20 international gingered up by the shortest straight boundaries known to man.
From The Guardian
"Well, he was laughing most of the time; it's my belief he'd had 'em all gingered up beforehand."
From Project Gutenberg
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