Buck up
Buck up verb - To become glad or hopeful.
Puff
Puff verb - To breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty.
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Puff and Buck up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/buck_up/puff
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