Cheer up
Cheer up verb - To become glad or hopeful.
Pick up
Pick up verb - To acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- In fact, the reason the 1971 film version's "Cheer Up, Charlie" is often a Cut Song in commercial TV airings is because the director thought Charlie's situation/personality was well-established by that point and wanted to pick up the pace, but he wasn't able to cut it from the theatrical release.
Source: Developing Doomed Characters
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