pick-me-up
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If I’m ever down or need a little pick-me-up, I’ll literally just blast that soundtrack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
He doesn’t partake in alcohol, coffee, or cigarettes, so it’s not like he has something else to provide a pick-me-up.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
To celebrate the season of both renewal and rejuvenation, I’ve been making my classic pick-me-up recipe: anchovy pasta.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
On a trip to the highly caffeinated capital of Vietnam, options for a pick-me-up range from traditional egg coffee to wild fruit-infused inventions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
“Listen, Harry, would yeh mind if I slipped off fer a pick-me-up in the Leaky Cauldron? I hate them Gringotts carts.”
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
But most are cheap pick-me-ups amid a sluggish economy plagued by a property crisis and high local government debt.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2026
It was a rare occasion when Boston, bubbly and goofy and prone to breaking into dance, was not supplying the pick-me-ups.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2022
That hasn’t happened for a long time: they’ve lost five Premier League games in six and need to take their pick-me-ups where they can.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 24, 2021
For all these welcome musical pick-me-ups, the real boost has come from seeing how the Seattle music community has rallied together during this pandemic-induced rough stretch.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2020
But do you know what Yvette did to our pick-me-ups?
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
