buff up

buff something up

to polish something to a shine. He buffed his shoes up and went out for the evening. He buffed up the antique silver platter.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Betelgeuse	BEE-təl-joos (English)	Astronomy
Jonas (2)	YO-nahs (German), JO-nəs (English)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Biblical
Blair	['blɛə]
Jannine	jə-NEEN	English (Rare)
SelÂHattİN	-	Turkish
ÉNna	AY-na	Irish