tune-up

[tune-up] {n.}

1. The adjusting or fixing of something (as a motor) to make it work safely and well.

* /Father says the car needs a tune-up before winter begins./

2. Exercise or practicing for the purpose of getting ready; a trial before something.

* /The team went to the practice field for their last tune-up before the game tomorrow./

Syn.: WARM UP.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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