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sucks it up

sucks it up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

Questions about sucks it up

What is sucks it up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sucks it up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of suck it up.

Words near sucks it up in the dictionary

  1. sucks face
  2. sucks hind tit
  3. sucks in
  4. sucks into
  5. sucks it and sees
  6. sucks it up
  7. sucks it up, buttercup
  8. sucks off
  9. sucks one's teeth
  10. sucks out
  11. sucks out of one's thumb

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