buck up

Speech parts

1. buck up - Verb

2. buck up - Interjection

3. buck up - Phrase

Meaning

gain courage

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

take heart rouse gladden help steel encourage restore lift console boost strengthen rally comfort pick up stimulate
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Antonyms

sap josh guy cow rag dent
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Hypernyms

recreate cheer hearten embolden

Examples

Buck up or stay in the truck. Sarah Palin

Suck it up. This is the life you chose for yourself, so buck up and deal. Lauren Myracle

But we need to buck up and elect another neoliberal corporate stooge who's marginally better than the current neoliberal corporate stooge. Source: Internet

But, hey, buck up there, sad conservatives. Source: Internet

Dem laugh an a chat how amazing it is dat outa di whole a New York City dem goh buck up. Source: Internet

Instead of concocting make-believe stories about an afterlife, it is preferable to face reality, buck up to death as extinction, and enjoy what life we have in the meantime. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

buck up

Close letter words and terms

buck the tide buck the tiger buck the trend buck up one's ideas buck wild buck's antlers