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Happy student Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
Life the spirits
Is there any difference between lift the spirits/ raise the spirits/ cheer somebody up/ lighten the mood? Do they have the exact same meaning or there is a slight difference? For example, one is much more common than another, or one sounds more formal etc. Thank you for your help!
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g. moving away from a heavy or difficulty conversation topic. Of course, the latter may have the effect of achieving the former.
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- moving away from a heavy or difficulty conversation topic.
- Of course, the latter may have the effect of achieving the former.
- When you say "lift/raise the spirits", do you mean "lift/raise somebody's spirits"?
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As far as the last two are concerned, "lighten the mood" is less specifically about cheering up an individual person and more about changing the general ambience, e.g. moving away from a heavy or difficulty conversation topic. Of course, the latter may have the effect of achieving the former.
When you say "lift/raise the spirits", do you mean "lift/raise somebody's spirits"?
When you say "lift/raise the spirits", do you mean "lift/raise somebody's spirits"?
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Happy studentYes and thank you for help!In that case, "lift/raise somebody's spirits" and "cheer somebody up" all mean about the same. It is possible that the latter has more tendency to be used with a human subject, but this is not clear cut.
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