buck up

buck up {v. phr.}, {informal}

To make or become more cheerful; make or become free from discouragement; become more hopeful.

After the heavy rain, the scoutmaster bucked up the boys by leading them in a song.

Tom was disappointed that he didn't make the team; but he soon bucked up.

Categories:

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

To section: B

Subscribe to: American Idioms

✉

Our RSS-channels

Show All

See as well

pass the buck

[pass the buck] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make another person decide something or accept a responsibility or give orders instead of doing it yourself; shift or escape responsibility or blame; […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

fast buck

[fast buck] or [quick buck] {slang} Money earned quickly and easily, and sometimes dishonestly. * /You can make a fast buck at the golf course by fishing balls out of […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

make a quick buck

[make a quick buck] See: [FAST BUCK]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

make do

[make do] {v. phr.} To use a poor substitute when one does not have the right thing. * /John did not have a hammer, and he had to make do […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Recent updates

лёгок на помине

[лёгок на помине] {turn of speech} [`l'iogok na po`minye] {literally} ~volatile if/while mentioned. {informal} […]

attributed to Oliver Cromwell

Put your trust in God--but keep your powder dry.

pull out of a hat

[pull out of a hat] {v. phr.}, {informal} To get as if by magic; invent; imagine. * /When the introduction to a dictionary […]

read between the lines

[read between the lines] {v. phr.} To understand all of a writer's meaning by guessing at what he has left unsaid. * /Some […]