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cheers
cheers C0266800 (chîrz)interj.1. Used as a toast or valediction.2. Chiefly British Used as an expression of thanks.cheers (tʃɪəz) sentence substitute1. a drinking toast2. goodbye! cheerio!3. thanks!cheers1. before drinkingPeople often say cheers to each other just before drinking an alcoholic drink. I took a chair, poured myself a small drink and said 'Cheers!'Cheers, Helen. Drink up.2. thanking someoneBritish people sometimes say cheers instead of 'thank you' or 'goodbye'. 'Here you are.' 'Oh, cheers. Thanks.''Thanks for ringing.' 'OK, cheers.' 'Bye bye.' 'Cheers.'Translationscheers
Bronx cheerA sputtering noise made by pressing the tongue and lips together, used to express either real or faux contempt, mockery, or displeasure; a raspberry. Primarily heard in US. The fans collectively gave the opposing team a Bronx cheer when their relief pitcher walked onto the field.See also: Bronx, cheercheer onTo support or encourage someone or something, often vocally. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cheer" and "on." I'm your mother—I'm going to cheer you on in anything you do! The whole town came out to cheer on the high school football team in the championship game.See also: cheer, oncheer up1. To become happier or experience improvement in one's mood, especially when sad or discouraged. Typically used as an imperative. Come on, the project was not a total failure—cheer up! Cheer up, honey—tomorrow's another day. I hope Jenny cheers up. I've never seen her so down.2. To cause one to become happier or experience improvement in one's mood, especially when sad or discouraged. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "cheer" and "up." I don't know how to cheer Paul up—he's been completely miserable since he found out he didn't get that job. Grandpa could always cheer up Sarah when she was sad about something.See also: cheer, upthree cheers for (someone or something)(Give) three shouts of joy, approval, appreciation, or congratulations (for someone or something). Sometimes used ironically, sarcastically, or humorously. Three cheers for Sarah, whose brilliant goal at the last minute won us the game! At long last the day is nearly over; three cheers for the weekend!See also: cheers, threecheer someone or something onto encourage someone or a group to continue to do well, as by cheering. We cheered them on, and they won. We cheered on the team. Sam cheered Jane on.See also: cheer, oncheer someone upto make a sad person happy. When Bill was sick, Ann tried to cheer him up by reading to him. Interest rates went up, and that cheered up all the bankers.See also: cheer, upcheer up[for a sad person] to become happy. After a while, she began to cheer up and smile more. Cheer up! Things could be worse.See also: cheer, upcheer onEncourage, as in The crowd was cheering on all the marathon runners. Originating in the 1400s simply as cheer, this usage was augmented by on in the early 1800s. See also: cheer, oncheer upBecome or make happy, raise the spirits of, as in This fine weather should cheer you up. This term may also be used as an imperative, as Shakespeare did ( 2 Henry IV, 4:4): "My sovereign lord, cheer up yourself." [Late 1500s] See also: cheer, upthree cheers forGood for, hurrah for, congratulations to, as in Three cheers for our mayor! Hip, hip, hooray! Why one should shout one's encouragement or approbation three times rather than two or four is unclear. A shouted cheer presumably originated as a nautical practice, if we are to believe Daniel Defoe in Captain Singleton (1720): "We gave them a cheer, as the seamen call it." Three cheers was first recorded in 1751. The term is also used sarcastically, when one is not really offering congratulations, as in So you finally passed; well, three cheers for you. See also: cheers, threethree cheers for — three successive hurrahs expressing appreciation or congratulation of someone or something. Qualified approval or mild enthusiasm is sometimes expressed by two cheers for — , as in the title of E. M. Forster 's book Two Cheers for Democracy ( 1951 ). 1998 Zest So three cheers for The Body Shop's Community Trade programme, which is helping organic bergamot farms thrive once more. See also: cheers, three(give) three ˈcheers (for somebody/something) shout ‘hurray’ three times to show admiration or support for somebody/something: You all deserve three cheers for working so hard. ♢ Three cheers for the winner — hip, hip, hurray!See also: cheers, threecheer onv. To encourage someone with or as if with cheers: The spectators cheered the runners on as they passed by. I always cheer on the team that is losing.See also: cheer, oncheer upv.1. To become happier or more cheerful: I cheered up once the weather got warmer.2. To make someone happier or more cheerful: The fine spring day cheered me up. The hospital staged a musical to cheer up the sick patients.See also: cheer, upBronx cheer (ˈbrɑŋks ˈtʃir) n. a rude noise made with the lips; a raspberry. The little air compressor in the corner of the parking lot made a noise like a Bronx cheer. See also: Bronx, cheerBronx cheerA raucous expression of displeasure. The sarcastic reference is to how spectators at sporting events in New York City's borough of the Bronx—at Yankee Stadium, for a notable example—let players on visiting teams, and umpires too, know what was on their mind. The classic “Bronx cheer” sound was produced by compressing the lips and blowing, which replicated the sound of passing wind. That noise was earlier called a raspberry (or raspberry tart, the British rhyming slang for “fart”), from which the word “razz” came.See also: Bronx, cheerCHEERS
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