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Hello and welcome to the English we speak. I'm Jaing.

And hello, it's me, Neil.

So Jayang, what do you think?

What do I think of what?

My outfit.

I'm off to a party soon, so I thought I'd dress up a bit.

Uh, Neil, if you don't mind me saying, you need to Juse up your outfit.

Uh, excuse me, did you just sneeze?

No, Neil, I said Juse.

Bless you.

No, Juse.

This verb is an informal word to mean make something more interesting or attractive by changing it slightly. It's often followed by the word up.

So I'm just saying your outfit needs a slight improvement if you really want to make an impression?

Oh, really?

Shall we see if we can jeez up these examples first?

I've tried to judge up my living room with some bright yellow cushions. Try judging up your suit with a colour tie.

She judged up her cooking by adding a bit of chili powder.

You're listening to the English we speak from BBC Learning English and I'm trying to explain the word Juge to Neil.

You sneezed again.

No I didn't.

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