cheer (sb) up
— phrasal verb with cheer uk/tʃɪər/us/tʃɪr/verb [ I ]
B2 If someone cheers up, or something cheers someone up, they start to feel happier:
She was sick 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.
More examples
- All my attempts to cheer her up proved futile.
- Nothing I could say would cheer her up.
- My dog came and nuzzled my foot to try and cheer me up.
- He tried to cheer her up but found himself unequal to the task.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Causing pleasure
- agreeable
- all things to all people idiom
- attractive
- banging
- be better than sex idiom
- brighten
- dreamy
- ducky
- enchant
- engaging
- enjoyable
- jolly
- keep sb sweet idiom
- knock
- leafy
- lighten
- lovely
- make sb's day idiom
- quench
- tickle
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