chirk up

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar o ato de ficar mais animado ou alegre, ou de levantar o ânimo de alguém; comum no inglês britânico.

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

incontável · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Become more cheerfulinformalamerican

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

   Animar-se

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbrightenbuck upcheer upliven upperk uprevivetake heart

   Antônimosbrooddesponddrooplanguishmopesulk

Verbo basechirk