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bucks up to

bucks up to is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 bucks up to

What is bucks up to the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bucks up to is the third-person singular simple present indicative of buck up to.

Words near bucks up to in the dictionary

  1. bucks the tide
  2. bucks the tiger
  3. bucks the trend
  4. bucks up
  5. bucks up one's ideas
  6. bucks up to
  7. bucks' parties
  8. bucks' party
  9. Bucks.
  10. bucksaw
  11. bucksaws

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