limber up
phrasal verb
limbered up; limbering up; limbers up
: to prepare for physical activity by doing exercises so that one's body can move and bend more easily
She limbered up for a few minutes before starting to run.
—sometimes used figurativelyShe limbered up for the election by learning the relevant statistics.
Examples of limber up in a Sentence
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Sports fans in the UK can technically start their Sunday with some NBA at a time when only Santa’s hard-working elves should be awake, limbering up for the marathon ahead.
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Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
But during the middle stretch, everyone limbers up—Discs 15 and 16, afternoon and evening shows in Houston, are particularly loose and swinging, Robbie uncoiling like a snake.
—Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2024
With only about a hundred days left in the year, execs are limbering up for the annual marathon of meetings to decide next year’s goals, metrics, and resource allocations.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The cast’s limbering up to run through more scenes.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 July 2024
The rest of the runners are present and accounted for this morning, limbering up under a sky of gathering clouds.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 9 July 2024
Competitive eaters are limbering up their stomachs and grills are lighting up across the country—summer holiday cookout season has arrived.
—Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 3 July 2024
Go ahead and crack those knuckles and limber up the fingertips.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024
But hardly any politician wants to raise taxes in an election year — or in any year for a governor who dreams of one day sitting in the Oval Office and seems to be limbering up for a 2028 presidential race.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
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Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
But during the middle stretch, everyone limbers up—Discs 15 and 16, afternoon and evening shows in Houston, are particularly loose and swinging, Robbie uncoiling like a snake.
—Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2024
With only about a hundred days left in the year, execs are limbering up for the annual marathon of meetings to decide next year’s goals, metrics, and resource allocations.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The cast’s limbering up to run through more scenes.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 July 2024
The rest of the runners are present and accounted for this morning, limbering up under a sky of gathering clouds.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 9 July 2024
Competitive eaters are limbering up their stomachs and grills are lighting up across the country—summer holiday cookout season has arrived.
—Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 3 July 2024
Go ahead and crack those knuckles and limber up the fingertips.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024
But hardly any politician wants to raise taxes in an election year — or in any year for a governor who dreams of one day sitting in the Oval Office and seems to be limbering up for a 2028 presidential race.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
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“Limber up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/limber%20up. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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