perk up

The biggest surprise, one that perked up an otherwise mixed bag of an episode, was Adam Sandler showing up as the patient in a surgery sketch.

"The governor left and Simon fell asleep again in a second after perking up for 15 minutes, which I didn’t think he would manage."

The cashier perked up when asked about the mushroom products.

After the war, the pleasure pier perks up into life once again.

Asked whether he wanted the job permanently, a clearly deflated Hiller perked up.