Question 1

What does "lush it up" mean?

Accepted Answer

To live or behave in an extravagant, luxurious, and indulgent way.

Question 2

How do you use "lush it up" in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

Now that she's got the promotion, she's really lushing it up with five-star hotels and fine dining.

Question 3

Is "lush it up" formal or informal?

Accepted Answer

"lush it up" is register-neutral — appropriate in both casual and formal contexts. 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.

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