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noun ADJ. fresh | lean | fatty | tender | tough | prime | organic | medium, rare, well done ‘How would you like your beef?’ ‘Rare, please.’ | roast | corned, minced, salted a kilo of very lean minced beef QUANT. bit, piece, slice | fillet, joint, rib, side VERB + BEEF eat | boil, braise, cook, fry, roast, stew | carve, cut carving a joint of beef BEEF + NOUN stew, stock | cattle | farmer | industry, production
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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beef sth up
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to make something stronger or more important
• We need to find some new players to beef up the team.
• The company has plans to beef up its production.
• Your report on the new car park is fine, but why don't you beef it up a bit with some figures?
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs