buck up
1 (v + adv) perk up INTRANSITIVEmisneach a ghlacadhuchtach a fháilshe bucked up when he returned ghlac sí misneach nuair a d'fhill sé, tháinig ardú meanman uirthi nuair a d'fhill sé
2 (v + adv) informal pull yourself together INTRANSITIVEcuma a chur ort féin tú féin a bheochan 3 (v + adv) informal boost TRANSITIVEbeocht a chur i brí a chur i the new show will buck up his career cuirfidh an seó nua beocht ina ghairm arísthey need to buck up their performance caithfidh siad taispeántas níos fearr a thabhairt → see buck