buck up

buck up
verbo transitivo con partícula
1animar, entonar (familiar) (encourage)
  • to b up one's ideas -> espabilarse
verbo intransitivo
2animarse (cheer up); espabilarse, aligerar (hurry)

buck up (informal)
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
1 (cheer up) animarse; levantar el ánimo
buck up! ¡ánimo!
2 (hurry up) espabilarse; apurarse; (LAm)
buck up! ¡espabílate!; ¡date prisa!
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
1 (cheer up) animar; dar ánimos a
we were very bucked up by what he said lo que dijo nos levantó mucho el ánimo
2 (hurry up) dar prisa a
3
you'll have to buck your ideas up tendrás que moverte; tendrás que ponerte a trabajar en serio

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