buck up
Example Sentences
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Buck up, put in the offseason work, and you’ll be right there for 2026.
From Slate • Oct. 11, 2025
Stuck in the Middle With You and the Lava: Buck up, yes.
From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2023
Her response, thinking he was merely homesick, was: Buck up.
From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2018
Buck up, Louisiana voters, you’ve got another year to go, and the next round of races are looking like another competitive doozy.
From Washington Times • Dec. 27, 2015
“Good girl. Buck up, Kittyhawk! Not like you to blub.”
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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