Emotions & feelings
lift someone's spirits
make someone happier
To lift someone's spirits means to make them feel happier or more hopeful.
Hear it in real life
You seem happier today.
Yes, that walk really lifted my spirits.
A funny film always lifts my spirits after a stressful day.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: It lifted my spirit.
Say: It lifted my spirits.
The usual expression uses the plural noun "spirits."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
lift my spirits; lift her spirits; lifted his spirits
Your turn: say it out loud
A funny film always lifts my spirits after a stressful day.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
lift someone's spirits
make someone happier
“A funny film always lifts my spirits after a stressful day.”
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