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buck up

verb as in cheer up

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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.

She 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.

She is a nice lady and tries to buck up for her children's sake, she says.

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.

But 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.

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On this page you'll find 36 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to buck up, such as: bolster, boost, cheer, encourage, hearten, and lift.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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