English Explanatory Dictionary

suck it up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To put up with something; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

suck it up sucks it up sucking it up sucked it up

Etymology

Probably a variation of the expression suck up your chest, meaning roughly compose yourself, bear your troubles, stand tall, and proceed.

Synonyms

be a man deal with it grin and bear it lump it man up push through it save the drama for your mama take it like a man
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