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)
- 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.
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