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1. phrasal verb

If you buck someone up or buck up their spirits, you say or do something to make them more cheerful.

[British, informal]

Anything anybody said to him to try and buck him up wouldn't sink in. [VERB noun PARTICLE]

The aim, it seemed, was to buck up their spirits in the face of the recession. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

2. phrasal verb

If you tell someone to buck up or to buck up their ideas, you are telling them to start behaving in a more positive and efficient manner.

[informal]

People are saying if we don't buck up we'll be in trouble. [VERB PARTICLE]

Buck up your ideas or you'll get more of the same treatment. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

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buck up in British English

verb (adverb) informal

to make or cause to make haste

to make or become more cheerful, confident, etc

buck up in American English

to make or become more cheerful, vigorous, etc

She knew that with a change of scene she would soon buck up

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Examples of 'buck up' in a sentence
buck up

As I picked up the next pile of letters I forced myself to buck up.Tommy Forester tried to talk to him, saying "Now then, old fellow, buck up, that's the ticket, let's see a smile, eh?

Chinese translation of 'buck up'

buck up

(Brit) (inf)

vi

振作精神 (zhènzuò jīngshén)

vt

(= cheer up) [person, sb's spirits] 使振奋(奮)精神 (shǐ zhènfèn jīngshén)
to buck one's ideas up 振奋(奮)某人的精神 (zhènfèn mǒurén de jīngshén)

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to buck one's ideas up

1 (phrasal verb) in the sense of rally

Definition

to make or become more cheerful or confident

After half-time we started to buck up.

Synonyms

rally

He rallied enough to thank his doctor.

brighten

Seeing him, she seemed to brighten a little.

cheer up

Cheer up, things could be a lot worse.

take heart

Investors failed to take heart from the stronger yen.

perk up

She perked up and began to laugh.

2 (phrasal verb) in the sense of hurry up

Definition

to make haste

(informal)

Buck up or we'll be late!

Synonyms

hurry up

speed up

I woke when we started to speed up.

hasten

get under way

gather momentum

get moving

get a move on

I'd better get a move on if I want to finish on time.

put your foot down (informal)

increase the tempo

shake a leg

Come on, shake a leg! We've got loads to do today.

open up the throttle

put on speed

rattle your dags (New Zealand, informal)

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of brighten

Definition

to make or become cheerful

Seeing him, she seemed to brighten a little.

Synonyms

cheer up,

rally,

take heart,

perk up,

buck up (informal),

become cheerful

in the sense of cheer up

Definition

to make or become happy or hopeful

Cheer up, things could be a lot worse.

Synonyms

take heart,

rally,

perk up,

buck up (informal)

in the sense of get a move on

Definition

to hurry up

I'd better get a move on if I want to finish on time.

Synonyms

speed up,

hurry (up),

get going,

get moving,

get cracking (informal),

step on it (informal),

make haste,

shake a leg (informal),

get your skates on (informal),

stir yourself

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释义	Trends of buck up View usage for: buck up 1. phrasal verb If you buck someone up or buck up their spirits, you say or do something to make them more cheerful. [British, informal] Anything anybody said to him to try and buck him up wouldn't sink in. [VERB noun PARTICLE] The aim, it seemed, was to buck up their spirits in the face of the recession. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb If you tell someone to buck up or to buck up their ideas, you are telling them to start behaving in a more positive and efficient manner. [informal] People are saying if we don't buck up we'll be in trouble. [VERB PARTICLE] Buck up your ideas or you'll get more of the same treatment. [VERB PARTICLE noun] More Synonyms of buck up See full dictionary entry for buck buck up in British English verb (adverb) informal 1. to make or cause to make haste 2. to make or become more cheerful, confident, etc buck up in American English to make or become more cheerful, vigorous, etc She knew that with a change of scene she would soon buck up See full dictionary entry for buck Examples of 'buck up' in a sentence buck up As I picked up the next pile of letters I forced myself to buck up. Isabel Wolff RESCUING ROSE (2002) Tommy Forester tried to talk to him, saying "Now then, old fellow, buck up, that's the ticket, let's see a smile, eh? Neil Gaiman STARDUST (2001) Chinese translation of 'buck up' buck up (Brit) (inf) vi 振作精神 (zhènzuò jīngshén) vt (= cheer up) [person, sb's spirits] 使振奋(奮)精神 (shǐ zhènfèn jīngshén) to buck one's ideas up 振奋(奮)某人的精神 (zhènfèn mǒurén de jīngshén) See buck Nearby words of buck up bubble bath bubble gum buck buck up bucket Buckingham Palace buckle Related terms of buck up to buck one's ideas up 1 (phrasal verb) in the sense of rally Definition to make or become more cheerful or confident After half-time we started to buck up. Synonyms rally He rallied enough to thank his doctor. brighten Seeing him, she seemed to brighten a little. cheer up Cheer up, things could be a lot worse. take heart Investors failed to take heart from the stronger yen. perk up She perked up and began to laugh. 2 (phrasal verb) in the sense of hurry up Definition to make haste (informal) Buck up or we'll be late! Synonyms hurry up speed up I woke when we started to speed up. hasten get under way gather momentum get moving get a move on I'd better get a move on if I want to finish on time. put your foot down (informal) increase the tempo shake a leg Come on, shake a leg! We've got loads to do today. open up the throttle put on speed rattle your dags (New Zealand, informal) See buck Additional synonyms in the sense of brighten Definition to make or become cheerful Seeing him, she seemed to brighten a little. Synonyms cheer up, rally, take heart, perk up, buck up (informal), become cheerful in the sense of cheer up Definition to make or become happy or hopeful Cheer up, things could be a lot worse. Synonyms take heart, rally, perk up, buck up (informal) in the sense of get a move on Definition to hurry up I'd better get a move on if I want to finish on time. Synonyms speed up, hurry (up), get going, get moving, get cracking (informal), step on it (informal), make haste, shake a leg (informal), get your skates on (informal), stir yourself Nearby words of buck up buccaneer buck buck something or someone up buck up bucket buckle buckle down Related terms of buck up buck something or someone up Synonyms of 'buck up' buck up Explore 'buck up' in the dictionary
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