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词组 buck up
释义
Idiom
buck up
Theme: ALERTNESS
cheer up.
Buck up, old friend! Things can't be all that bad.I know I have to buck up. Life must go on.

Slang
buck up
Theme: HAPPINESS
in. to cheer up; to perk up.
Come on, now, buck up. Things can't be all that bad.She began to buck up when I showed her the results of the tests.
Idiom
buck upbuck up (someone)
to encourage someone to be energetic and positive.
I told the kids when they had colds to buck up and tough it out.
phrasebuck up1. buck upbuck up sbbuck 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 up2. buck up sbbuck sb upbuck 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!"

buck up

To adopt a positive outlook, attitude, or mood when one is upset or discouraged. Although the phrase is typically used as an imperative, a noun or pronoun can also be used between "buck" and "up." Buck up, honey—I'm sure the interview didn't go as badly as you think. I tried to buck up my daughter as she fretted over her test scores. Thanks for trying to buck me up, but I think I just want to be by myself for a while.

buck up

to cheer up; to perk up. Come on, now, buck up. Things can't be all that bad. She began to buck up when I showed her the results of the tests.

buck up

Cheer up, become encouraged, as in Buck up! We'll soon have it done, or Even the promise of a vacation did not buck her up. This term was first recorded in 1844.

buck up

v.
1. To make one's self feel more heartened or ready to confront a problem: I eventually bucked up and started doing something about my financial problems.
2. To make someone feel more heartened or ready to confront a problem: Getting a good grade on the quiz bucked me up for the big test. The football team bucked up the crowd when they scored a touchdown.

buck up

in. to cheer up; to perk up. Come on, now, buck up. Things can’t be all that bad.
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