Synonyms

cheer up

Idioms

Become or make happy, raise the spirits of, as in This fine weather should cheer you up. This term may also be used as an imperative, as Shakespeare did (2 Henry IV, 4:4): “My sovereign lord, cheer up yourself.” [Late 1500s]

Example Sentences

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Cheer up at one of these spots for stand-up comedy in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2023

Cheer up with a story from the past.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2018

Cheer up, people say to those of us without air conditioning, September’s coming.

From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2016

Photograph: Graeme Robertson Cheer up, it's an awards ceremony Martin Freeman hops off to New Zealand in January to play Bilbo Baggins.

From The Guardian • Dec. 12, 2010

“All’s fair in love and war,” said Ron brightly, “and this is a bit of both. Cheer up, it’s the Christmas holidays, Luna’ll be home!”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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