BUCKUP
buck up
Verb
- To become encouraged, reinvigorated, or cheerful; to summon one's courage or spirits.
- I realized I needed to buck up and tackle the problem head-on.
- To encourage or refresh; to hearten.
- I knew I had to try and buck up the rest of my team as well.
- To dress oneself up smartly; compare (obsolete) ("a fop, dandy")
- To pass on to higher authority for resolution. See also .
- He started bucking up everything to management when he didn't get a raise.
- He just bucked everything risky up to management.
- Instead of dealing with the customer's complaint himself, he just bucked it up to his boss.
Interjection
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