buck up
Example Sentences
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Bernard DeVoto once tried to buck up his friend Catherine Drinker Bowen, who was wavering between a career in history and one in music.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
The pair were told to buck up their ideas by the referee as they began talking to each other during the middle of the rounds.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2025
So, kids, it’s time to buck up and put on a smile.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2023
One of them is dismissal: “Just buck up, it can’t be that bad,” that kind of underestimation.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2022
So I sulk for a couple of days, and then I buck up and find someone new to date.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
