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bucking up to

bucking up to is the present participle and gerund of buck up to.

Meaning of buck up to

Verb

buck up to (third-person singular simple present bucks up to, present participle bucking up to, simple past and past participle bucked up to)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To rebel against (someone or something); to stand up to or struggle against (someone or something).

Questions about bucking up to

What is bucking up to the present participle and gerund of?
Bucking up to is the present participle and gerund of buck up to.

Words near bucking up to in the dictionary

  1. bucking the tide
  2. bucking the tiger
  3. bucking the trend
  4. bucking up
  5. bucking up one's ideas
  6. bucking up to
  7. Buckingham
  8. Buckingham College
  9. Buckingham County
  10. Buckingham Palace
  11. Buckinghamshire

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