buck up
to make or cause to make haste
to make or become more cheerful, confident, etc
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How to use buck up in a sentence
She added, "buck up or stay in the truck, that's how we grew up."
Meanwhile, back at the negotiating table, Kerry has been carting in cupcakes to buck up colleagues, The Washington Post tells us.
Supercommittee Sham: The Deadline and Trigger Farce | Michelle Cottle | November 18, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTShe got through her own similar situation, and [knowing this] had this effect of “buck up, live your life, move on.”
If only we didn't have to buck up against that trial, and the ideas people seem to have gotten of it, we'd be all right.
The White Desert | Courtney Ryley CooperShe is a nice lady and tries to buck up for her children's sake, she says.
Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman | Emma Speed Sampson
buck up, mate; you've no call to be yaller, nor a perminent bloo, heither!
"Ya—ya," they said, which was Dutch in a fashion and meant anything you like—such as buck up, old scout; the worst is yet to come.
Where the Pavement Ends | John RussellBut never mind that—what I did want to say to you is that you must buck up, you know, and not do this sort of thing.
Workhouse Characters | Margaret Wynne Nevinson
Other Idioms and Phrases with buck up
Cheer up, become encouraged, as in Buck up! We'll soon have it done, or Even the promise of a vacation did not buck her up. This term was first recorded in 1844.
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