brace up

Idioms

Also, brace oneself. Summon up one's courage or resolve, as in Brace up, we don't have much farther to go, or Squaring his shoulders, he braced himself for the next wave. This idiom uses brace in the sense of “to bolster” or “to strengthen.” The first term dates from the early 1700s, the variant from about 1500.

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What the budding republic needed, he decided, was a man like Matty Fox to brace up its economy.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Room 312 was Bernard Mannes Baruch, telling the British to brace up, have faith in U.S. policy and goodwill.*

From Time Magazine Archive

The newsmen packed up their gear, relieving Molly, who had cringed at the thought of being photographed in her laden condition and having to brace up for a royal reception in Sweden.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

He was polite but firm, and Laura saw she must brace up.

From Northwest! by Bindloss, Harold

The United States will have occasion to brace up their confederation, and act as one body with one spirit.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. by Various

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