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step it up idiom informal(alsostep things up) to do something with more energy or enthusiasm, or with greater skill : In the second half we stepped it up and were able to score. The situation is changing fast and he needs to step things up. step it up a notchI decided it was time for our film festival to step it up a notch, and all the festival staff backed me. The team was very skilled so we were able to step things up a notch from our original plan. step it up a gearI need to step it up a gear as I'm starting to get bored. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Making progress and advancing adaptive evolution advance the cause advanced advancement age boom evolve evolved flourish flower formatively from A to Bidiom journey mature punctuated equilibrium rebuild regenerate ripen ripeness spread |