词组 | buck up |
释义 | buck up 1. buck up • buck up sb • buck sb up to become more cheerful, or to make someone more cheerful: ▪ Buck up, Jerry! Things can't be that bad. ▪ TV comic, Bob Carolgees, is flying out to help buck up our troops, who are serving with the United Nations forces. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑cheer up 2. buck up sb • buck sb up • buck up to try harder and make more effort: ▪ Deano needs to buck up a bit if he wants a hit record. buck your ideas up BrE informal (=used to tell someone to try harder to improve what they are doing) ▪ You'll have to buck your ideas up if you want to go to university. 3. buck up! BrE spoken used to tell someone to hurry up: ▪ Joyce shouted from downstairs, "Come on Henry! Buck up and get down here!" |
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