summon up
Related to summon up: stave off, bring down, follow suit, get through, begs to differ, availing
summon up
To elicit or evoke something; to uncover and draw forth something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "summon" and "up." I just couldn't summon the courage up to confront my boss about the issue. His memory is remarkable—he can summon up the most mundane details from weeks ago.
See also: summon, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
summon something up
to call forth particular qualities, such as strength, courage, wisdom, etc. She summoned her courage up and went into the room. Liz summoned up all her courage.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
summon up
v.
To call something forth; evoke something: I summoned up my courage and dove into the deep water. At first I couldn't remember the telephone number, but I summoned it up by concentrating very hard.
See also: summon, up
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- add in
- all right
- a/the feel of (something)
- (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
- (mother) nature's (something)
- a straw will show which way the wind blows
- a crack at (someone or something)
- (you) wanna make something of it?
- all for the best
- a thing of the past