keep one's pecker up

短语

鼓起勇气, 打起精神

发音

AU

词形变化

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释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To remain cheerful; keep smiling.

    习语

    , Episode 12, The Cyclops --Keep your pecker up, says Joe. She'd have won the money only for the other dog.

词源

From pecker, meaning "nose", by analogy with beak.

来源:wiktionary