磨みがき立たてる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

polish up; dress up

Used for polishing an object to a shine or for dressing oneself up smartly. The dressing-up sense is less common and often figurative.

• 靴くつを磨みがき立たてて、出でかける準じゅん備びをした。

  I polished my shoes and got ready to go out.

• 彼かの女じょはパーティーのために磨みがき立たててきた。

  She dressed herself up for the party.