lift up
verb- To elevate to a higher position.
- To exalt the mood of someone. · Ending the evening with an Abba song really lifted up the crowd.
- To raise the volume of (one's voice). · The congregation lifted up their voices in praise.
From the library
A LION roaming by the seashore saw a Dolphin lift up its head out of the waves, and suggested that they contract an alliance, saying that of all the animals they ought to be the best friends, since the one was the king of beasts on the earth, and the other was the sovereign ruler of all the inhabitants of the ocean.
A PEACOCK spreading its gorgeous tail mocked a Crane that passed by, ridiculing the ashen hue of its plumage and saying, “I am robed, like a king, in gold and purple and all the colors of the rainbow; while you have not a bit of color on your wings.” “True,” replied the Crane; “but I soar to the heights of heaven and lift up my voice to the stars, while you walk below, like a cock, among the birds of the dunghill.”
Elizabeth dared not lift up her eyes.
Sing to your fledglings again, Mother, oh lift up your head!
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