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Idioms and Phrases

Become or make happy, raise the spirits of, as in This fine weather should cheer you up . This term may also be used as an imperative, as Shakespeare did ( 2 Henry IV , 4:4): “My sovereign lord, cheer up yourself.” [Late 1500s]

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We need to talk about that “Clueless” scene at the hospital where, to cheer up Molly, Nikki begins a mishmash of performances.

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The “Midas Man” actor said in a recent interview with People that to cheer up his wife one day, he took her shopping at Nordstrom.

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“Maybe the current global situation, be it geopolitical or macroeconomic, does not lead people to cheer up and to open bottles of Champagne.”

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But, the Santa Monica Fire Department told Rogers they could try to look for an item she was seeking that she knew would cheer up her children.

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"Those beats and rhythms cheer up the guys on the front line and inspire them to fight," he says.

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