Word info

pluck up

Verb

Meaning

(transitive) To remove or acquire by plucking from, for example, the ground; to pick up.

(intransitive) To become more cheerful.

(transitive) To summon positive emotion (especially courage); to muster.

Synonyms: muster up, summon up, work up

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Pluck up your hearts, since fate still rests our friend. Christopher Marlowe

Come, pluck up a good heart; speak the truth and shame the devil. François Rabelais

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