BUILD SB/STH UP


Meaning of BUILD SB/STH UP in English

[ usually passive ] to give a very positive and enthusiastic description of sb/sth, often exaggerating your claims :

The play was built up to be a masterpiece but I found it very disappointing.

—related noun build-up (3)

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.