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1
to become glad or hopeful
- buck up, kids, it's not so bad as you're making it out to be
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2
to fill with courage or strength of purpose
- a surprise presidential visit to buck up the troops
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“Buck up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buck%20up. Accessed 25 Jun. 2022.
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The first known use of buck up was in 1844
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