suck it up
Example Sentences
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But she also fully gets the appeal of wishing these two would just suck it up and admit their affection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Should I just suck it up, pay the $80 and go?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
"When I was younger... budget-wise I had no choice but to camp, I had to suck it up in the rain," she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
“You just gotta suck it up, and you gotta work through it,” he said on a recent Sunday, his only day off that week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
Because when someone is doing the best they can, you don’t tell them to suck it up.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
