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talk up

verb
  1. To talk about (something or someone) to make it seem as good as possible or to draw positive attention to it. (transitive) · The restaurant had been talked up way too much, that it left me somewhat disappointed.· Charlie's been talking up Robbie in an attempt to set him up with Lucy.
  2. To talk louder. (intransitive)
  3. To speak in a plain and candid way, or with bold impudence. (intransitive)
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