staff up

staff up

1. To hire the necessary members of staff. A lot of the retail shops around here staff up with temporary workers for the holiday rush.
2. To fill a business with employees or staff members. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "staff" and "up." The new restaurant is supposed to open in a week, but owners still haven't staffed it up completely.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • be easier said than done
  • in all but name
  • on hire
  • for hire
  • hire
  • a (kind of) reflection on (someone or something)
  • a sad, poor, etc. reflection on something
  • service
  • a (damn) sight more (something)
  • a sight more