all over but the shouting »
The substance of the contest is complete, leaving only the cheering.
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bear up »
To endure hardship cheerfully.
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brighten up »
To make cheerful.
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buck up »
Cheer up; take courage; take heart.
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cheer on »
To cheer and support a team, to barrack, to root for.
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cheer up »
To become happy.
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cheer up »
To make someone happy.
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chin up »
Be happy; cheer up.
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good drunk »
A person who is cheerful and companionable when intoxicated, retaining reasonable control of his or her mental and emotional faculties.
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keep one's pecker up »
Remain cheerful; keep smiling.
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lighten up »
To become less serious and more cheerful or casual; to relax.
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put the cat among the pigeons »
Professor Stephen Hawking put the cat among the pigeons last week with his cheery remarks about comet Machholz-2, which some astronomers believe could be heading our way. — The Times, 19 September 1994.
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rose-coloured »
Cheerfully optimistic.
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spring in one's step »
Enthusiasm, energy or a positive outlook or cheerful attitude.
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whistle past the graveyard »
To attempt to stay cheerful in a dire situation; To proceed with a task, ignoring an upcoming hazard, hoping for a good outcome.
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