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suck it up, buttercup

suck it up, buttercup is the alternative form of suck it up.

Meaning of suck it up

Verb

suck it up (third-person singular simple present sucks it up, present participle sucking it up, simple past and past participle sucked it up)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To put up with something; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining.
    • Some students suck it up and meet the challenge. Others look around wildly for someone to blame.2001 January 8, Ben Marcus, “Graded By My Students”, in Time
    Synonyms:
    be a man, deal with it, grin and bear it, lump it, man up, push through it, save the drama for your mama, take it like a man

Forms of suck it up, buttercup

third-person singular presentsucks it up, buttercup
present participlesucking it up, buttercup
past participlesucked it up, buttercup
pastsucked it up, buttercup

Questions about suck it up, buttercup

What is suck it up, buttercup the alternative form of?
Suck it up, buttercup is the alternative form of suck it up.

Words near suck it up, buttercup in the dictionary

  1. suck in
  2. suck into
  3. suck it
  4. suck it and see
  5. suck it up
  6. suck it up, buttercup
  7. suck lemons
  8. suck my balls
  9. suck my cock
  10. suck my dick
  11. suck my penis

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