chirk up

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar la acción de animarse o hacer que alguien se sienta más alegre y optimista, a menudo empleado en inglés británico.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of becoming more cheerful or making someone feel more cheerful, often used in British English.

incontable · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Become more cheerfulinformalamerican

   To become more lively, cheerful, or optimistic, often after a period of sadness or low spirits.

   animarse

   • She finally chirked up after hearing the good news.
   • He tried to chirk up his friend with a joke.
   • The music helped everyone chirk up at the party.

   Sinónimosbrightenbuck upcheer upliven upperk uprevivetake heart

   Antónimosbrooddesponddrooplanguishmopesulk

Verbo basechirk