cheer up

US /tʃɪr ˈʌp/

UK /tʃɪr ˈʌp/

1.

to become happier, or to make someone happier

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Cheer up! Things will get better.

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I tried to cheer her up with a funny story.

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brighten up lighten up perk up buck up enliven

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cheers cheer cheerful cheer on cheap and cheerful on the up and up up