keep one's pecker up

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To remain cheerful; keep smiling. UK,idiomatic
    — “Of course you will,” said Wraysford, cheerily; “it’s hard lines at first. Keep your pecker up, young ’un.” The young ’un, despite this friendly advice, felt very far from keeping up his pecker. But he did his best, and worked his face into a melancholy sort of a smile.

词形变化

keeps one's pecker up present,singular,third-person keeping one's pecker up participle,present kept one's pecker up participle,past kept one's pecker up past

词源

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