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]

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cheer up

“Hey-hey, we shall cheer up our glorious Ukraine!”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

So cheer up, everyone — it might not happen.

From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2025

Voters started to cheer up about the economy.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2024

Vice-President Kashim Shettima, who visited the Super Eagles' dressing room after the defeat, asked them to cheer up, saying: "It's not easy being the second best team on the African continent."

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2024

“You lack a set of spinnerets, and you lack know-how. But cheer up, you don’t need a web. Zuckerman supplies you with three big meals a day. Why should you worry about trapping food?”

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White

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