buck up

courage, haut les cœurs

Se dit à quelqu’un pour l’inviter à retrouver le moral ou le courage.

En anglais simple : Used to tell someone to feel happier or braver.

• Buck up! You can do this.
• Buck up, Sam! Tomorrow will be better.
• Come on, buck up! There is still hope.

Synonymes : cheer up, take heart

Expressions courantes : buck up now, buck up everyone

reprendre courage, se ressaisir

Retrouver le moral ou le courage et se sentir prêt à affronter une situation.

En anglais simple : To become happier or braver and feel ready to deal with something.

• I need to buck up.
• He bucked up after hearing the good news.
• She bucked up and faced the difficult conversation.

Synonymes : cheer up, take heart, rally

Expressions courantes : buck up again, buck up a little

remonter le moral, encourager

Aider quelqu’un à retrouver de la joie, du courage ou de l’espoir.

En anglais simple : To help someone feel happier, braver, or more hopeful.

• Your visit bucked me up.
• She tried to buck up the team before the match.
• Will some good news buck him up?

Comment l'utiliser : buck someone up (A friendly message bucked me up.)

Synonymes : cheer up, encourage, hearten

Contraires : discourage

Expressions courantes : buck someone up, buck up someone

se ressaisir, faire mieux

Faire davantage d’efforts pour mieux travailler ou mieux se comporter.

En anglais simple : To make more effort and improve how you work or behave.

• You need to buck up.
• He bucked up and started finishing his homework.
• The manager told us to buck up our ideas.

Synonymes : improve, shape up

Expressions courantes : buck up your ideas, buck up at school

transmettre à un supérieur

Transmettre un problème ou une décision à une personne plus haut placée pour qu’elle s’en charge.

En anglais simple : To send a problem or decision to someone with more authority to deal with.

• We bucked the problem up.
• She bucked the complaint up to her supervisor.
• Why are you bucking every decision up to management?

Comment l'utiliser : buck something up to someone (They bucked the decision up to the director.)

Synonymes : refer upward, escalate

Expressions courantes : buck up something, buck up a complaint

frapper, se battre avec

Frapper quelqu’un ou se battre avec lui.

En anglais simple : To hit someone or fight them.

• He threatened to buck me up.
• They bucked him up outside the bar.
• The bully wanted to buck up anyone who challenged him.

Synonymes : hit, fight, beat up

Expressions courantes : buck up someone, buck someone up