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▲ buck up 
  vi 
  (=cheer up) reprendre du courage 
come on, buck up!  allez, courage! 
  (=do better) se remuer 
→ If we don't buck up we'll be in trouble.   
→ the Aussies, having been told to buck up, scored a lovely try   
  vt 
  (=cheer up) remonter le moral de 
→ Anything anybody said to try and buck him up wouldn't sink in.   
→ The aim was to buck up their spirits in the face of the recession.   
 to buck one's ideas up   (=pull one's sock up) se reprendre 
→ You'll have to buck your ideas up if you seriously want that promotion.   

Collaborative Dictionary     English-French
pass the buck exp. éviter de prendre une decision; passer la responsabilité, se renvoyer la balle, se refiler la patate chaude (FAMILIER)  

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