1 C1 idiomatic slang
To live or behave in an extravagant, luxurious, and indulgent way.
"Now that she's got the promotion, she's really lushing it up with five-star hotels and fine dining."
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lush it up
C1 slang inseparable intransitive
To live extravagantly and indulgently; to enjoy luxury or excess, sometimes specifically through heavy drinking.
In plain English
To live in a really fancy, extravagant way and enjoy lots of good things, or to drink a lot.
What does "lush it up" mean?
2 meanings, ordered from most common to least. Color-coded by CEFR level.
2 C1 idiomatic slang
To drink heavily or excessively and enjoy doing so.
"They were lushing it up at the open bar all evening."
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Usage tip
Informal and relatively rare. The phrase 'it up' is a common intensifying structure in English (e.g., 'live it up,' 'rough it up'). 'Lush it up' can describe luxurious living or, in older slang, excessive drinking (a 'lush' being a heavy drinker). Context determines the sense.
Words that pair with "lush it up"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
hotel weekend party celebrity lifestyle
How to conjugate "lush it up"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
lush it up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
lushes it up
he/she/it
Past simple
lushed it up
yesterday
Past participle
lushed it up
have + pp
-ing form
lushing it up
continuous
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