- buck up someone
- buck up (someone)
to encourage someone to be energetic and positive.
I told the kids when they had colds to buck up and tough it out.
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buck up — (someone) to encourage someone to be energetic and positive. I told the kids when they had colds to buck up and tough it out … New idioms dictionary
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buck — buck1 [buk] n. [ME bukke < OE bucca, male goat < IE base * bhuĝo > Ger bock, Du bok, Ir boc ] 1. pl. bucks or buck a male deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, etc.: see DOE ☆ 2. the act of bucking 3. a) … English World dictionary
buck-passer — ☆ buck passer [buk′pas΄ər ] n. 〚see phr. PASS THE BUCK under BUCK3〛 Informal a person who regularly seeks to shift blame or responsibility to someone else buck passing n. * * * See … Universalium
buck-passer — ☆ buck passer [buk′pas΄ər ] n. [see phr. PASS THE BUCK under BUCK3] Informal a person who regularly seeks to shift blame or responsibility to someone else buck passing n … English World dictionary
Buck Run, Pennsylvania — Buck Run is a census designated place (CDP) in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 203 at the 2000 census.GeographyBuck Run is located at coor dms|40|42|29|N|76|19|27|W|city (40.707989, 76.324205)GR|1.According to… … Wikipedia
buck-passing — buck ,passing noun uncount the practice of passing responsibility for something to someone else instead of dealing with it yourself … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
buck-pass|ing — «BUHK PAS ihng», noun. U.S. Slang. the act or practice of avoiding responsibility, blame, or work, by shifting it to someone else … Useful english dictionary
buck — [[t]bʌ̱k[/t]] bucks, bucking, bucked 1) N COUNT A buck is a US or Australian dollar. [INFORMAL] That would probably cost you about fifty bucks... Why can t you spend a few bucks on a coat?... This means big bucks for someone. Syn: dollar 2) N… … English dictionary
