brace up
1 (v + adv) summon strength INTRANSITIVEbrace up, boy! múscail do mhisneach, a bhuachaill!; tóg suas do chroí, a bhuachaill!
TRANSITIVEhe braced himself up with a glass of whiskey thóg sé suas a chroí le gloine fuisce
2 (v + adv) support object, body TRANSITIVEdaingnigh verb he braced up his leg with a piece of wood dhaingnigh sé a chos le píosa adhmaid 3 (v + adv) give sb strength TRANSITIVEshe braced him up d'ardaigh sí a chroí, thóg sí a mhisneach → see brace