bucked up one's ideas

A form of buck up one's ideas — to pull one's socks up

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of buck up one's ideas
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APA

bucked up one's ideas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bucked%20up%20one's%20ideas

MLA

“bucked up one's ideas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bucked%20up%20one's%20ideas. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bucked up one's ideas,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bucked%20up%20one's%20ideas.

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