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coach up

B2 informal separable transitive
In simple words

To help someone get much better at something by working with them closely and giving them advice.

Literal meaning: To bring someone up ('up') to a higher level through coaching ('coach').

Meanings

1 B2 idiomatic informal

To intensively train or develop someone's abilities through personal instruction and guidance.

"The new manager spent three months coaching up junior members of the sales team."

Grammar: separable
2 B2 idiomatic informal

In sport: to bring a player or team to a higher level of skill and performance through coaching.

"The new assistant coach was brought in specifically to coach up the younger players in the squad."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Common in American English, particularly in sports contexts but increasingly used in business and education. Implies a focused, intensive improvement effort by a coach or mentor. Less common in British English.

Commonly used with

player team athlete employee student skills

Forms

Base
coach up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
coaches up
he/she/it
Past simple
coached up
yesterday
Past participle
coached up
have + pp
-ing form
coaching up
continuous

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