buck up

verb

1. to make or cause to make haste
2. to make or become more cheerful, confident, etc

Idioms and Phrases

Cheer up, become encouraged, as in Buck up! We'll soon have it done , or Even the promise of a vacation did not buck her up . This term was first recorded in 1844.

Example Sentences

That said, telling voters to buck up and realize how good they have it would also be a bad move.

From Seattle Times

And it has attracted a parade of high-profile visitors to buck up Trump, including the speaker of the House.

From Seattle Times

To picture Baldwin as caring enough about Capote’s sadness over losing access to his exclusionary patrons to drop what he’s doing and devote a “buck up, buttercup” day on the town with Capote beggars belief.

From Salon

The officials were also trying to buck up their own staff.

From New York Times

The former is bucking orders to take a speeder ride, and the latter delivers "buck up, kid" speeches via hologram before marching into a salvage facility and declaring she's a general.

From Salon