suck it up

phrase

: to make the effort required to do or deal with something difficult or unpleasant

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Either suck it up and know that your prodigy child isn't going to be allowed to take all of the reps from the other kids, or move the kid up a level. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026 The Sox will have to suck it up and come back Thursday with a better performance. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 And the people who didn’t have power…basically had to suck it up until the midterms. — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

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“Suck it up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suck%20it%20up. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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