buck up, kids, it's not so bad as you're making it out to be
a surprise presidential visit to buck up the troops
Recent Examples on the WebAnd his stealth war pronouncements aimed to buck up his rule-of-law bona fides and to give him breathing room to meet the threat for three more years, running out the clock on his national security responsibilities and passing to his successor the quandary of how to legitimize permanent secret war.—Jack Goldsmith, Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2013 President Biden’s lieutenants want to write off his dismal debate performance on Thursday as one bad night and are calling on Democrats to buck up and fight.—E.j. Dionne Jr., Washington Post, 30 June 2024 The tournament variety is nothing to be scoffed at, either, with plenty of Knockout, Sit & Go, and Windfall tournaments with buy-ins ranging from just a few bucks up to the $500+ price tags on some of the bigger GTD tournaments.—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024 Characteristically, Navalny tried to buck up his fellow oppositionists.—The Editors, National Review, 16 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for buck up
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