buck one's ideas up
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buck one's ideas up
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (colloquial) (idiom) (general) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. ponerse a trabajar
Unless you buck your ideas up, you won't get the job done by the deadline.A menos que te pongas a trabajar, no vas a terminar la tarea para la fecha de entrega.
b. espabilarse
If you want to get a promotion, buck your ideas up and try to perform better.Si quieres conseguir un ascenso, espabílate y trata de rendir más.
c. ponerse las pilas (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I need to buck my ideas up. My exam is in a week, and I haven't started studying yet.Tengo que ponerme las pilas. Tengo el examen en una semana, y todavía no empecé a estudiar.
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