Communication
lighten up
become less serious
To lighten up means to become more relaxed and less serious, or to tell someone else to do this.
Hear it in real life
You are taking this game so seriously.
You are right. I should lighten up.
You need to lighten up and enjoy the evening.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: You need to light up and enjoy the evening.
Say: You need to lighten up and enjoy the evening.
Use "lighten up" to mean becoming less serious; "light up" has other meanings.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
lighten up; told him to lighten up; needs to lighten up
Your turn: say it out loud
You need to lighten up and enjoy the evening.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
lighten up
become less serious
“You need to lighten up and enjoy the evening.”
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