sweeten up

If you're looking to sweeten up the affair or offset the inherent tartness, lean on agave, brown sugar or honey.

If you don’t like his criticisms, then suggest he can either sweeten up or go home.

She can then either sweeten up or take the initiative to find herself some new friends.

The lacy fronds of the maidenhair fern, which are still looking good, “sweeten up the soil a little,” and Feely drew my attention to a neighboring clump of the broad beech fern.

Last year, celebrated pastry chef Meghan McGarry introduced to me a new favorite way to sweeten up my favorite stone fruit: her peachy bourbon crumb cake.