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smarten up 

to smarten somebody up - to make look nicer or neat in appearance
then he smartened her up

he would smarten up her (ignore this line, it's just for the stupid input mask to stop saying "Example doesn't use the word smarten up."

purportedly, kidnapped child Natascha Kampusch's kidnapper would try to smarten her up and photograph her when he had beaten her up. (Don't like this example though it's the source - from Wikipedia. Better example anyone ?)
smarten up by pookie3456 November 3, 2006
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Smarten up 

What an inbred owner says to a fan who tells him to fire a lousy coach.
Fan: "Hey Mark, you need to fire Josh McDaniels, he's is awful."
Inbred Owner: "Smarten up!"
Smarten up by anonymous October 31, 2023