cheer (sb) up
— phrasal verb with cheer /tʃɪər/
/tʃɪr/ verb [I] Definition
B2 If someone cheers up, or something cheers them up, they start to feel happier: She was ill so I sent her some flowers to cheer her up. He cheered up at the prospect of a meal. Cheer up! It's not that bad! She went shopping to cheer herself up.Causing pleasureFeeling pleasure and happinessTaking pleasure in something
(Definition of cheer (sb) up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (as) pleased as Punch idiom
- be dancing in the streets idiom
- be floating on air idiom
- be full of the joys of spring idiom
- be in seventh heaven idiom
- chuffed adjective
- contented adjective
- delighted adjective
- ecstatic adjective
- elated adjective
- jaunty adjective
- joyful adjective
- joyous adjective
- jubilant adjective
- jump for joy idiom
- rapturous adjective
- thrilled adjective
- thrilled to bits idiom
- walk on air idiom
- wrapped adjective (HAPPY)
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