to talk about someone or something in a way that makes them seem more important or better than they really are
He could have done it himself and instead he'd had to talk up a woman who couldn't even drive the plane straight down the strip.
Her voice was on the rise again and he knew he'd been wise to talk up here.
You usually talk up a storm to Lloyd, but I don't think I heard you say a word during the entire ride home.
talks up
talking up
talked up
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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