suck it up en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Probably a variation of the expression suck up your chest, meaning roughly compose yourself, bear your troubles, stand tall, and proceed.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, slang) To put up with something; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining.
Some students suck it up and meet the challenge. Others look around wildly for someone to blame.
2001 January 8, Ben Marcus, “Graded By My Students”, in Time:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sucking it up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sucks it up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| sucked it up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sucked it up | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Synonyms
take it like a man · push through it · save the drama for your mama · deal with it · lump it · man up · be a man · grin and bear it
Translations (5)
pl zaciskać zęby (to put up with) · fr prendre sur soi (to put up with) · pl zacisnąć zęby (to put up with) · fi kestää (to put up with) · fi sietää (to put up with)