Do we say buckle up or buck up

buckle up 1 occurrences

Buckle up; there is nothing to fear, if you do what I tell youthis isn't the first cholera ship I've been aboard.

buck up 37 occurrences

"Here, buck up!"

" "Yes, there is, girl; there's a string of pear-shaped ones in" "I want you to buck up, honey; that's the finest present you can give me.

I want you to buck up like you didn't have a cent to your name.

" "Oh, buck up, kiddies!" called Freeman cheerily, as he crossed the floor.

Got to buck up and carry on, you know.

"Buck up, old son!"

For instance, you want to buck up HAIG and the people at the Front.

Turn around here and buck up.

" "Buck up, buck up, partner.

" "Buck up, buck up, partner.

Buck up, boys!" In a moment of madness Sinclair decided to rush that window and dispose of the cool-minded speaker at all costs before he died.

Buck up, do your damnedest and fight!

Exit to triumphant strains of martial music Buck up, Snapper!

But is there any use in a little handful of us trying to buck up against a whole state government?"

Meanwhile I appeal to the Editor of The Westminster Gazette, who, in his Saturday edition, has done so much to maintain the practice of classical composition, to offer a prize in one of his periodical competitions for the best Latin version, of "to buck up," "to stick it out," "a bit thick," "talking through one's hat," "I don't think," "blighter," "rotter," and "not 'arf.

Buck up and take another start.

There was a good deal to do, which partly accounts for delays, but we shall have to 'buck up' with our camp arrangement.

In fact there is a general buck up all round.

I hope and trust we shall all buck up again now that the conditions are more favourable.

The men gathered in groups; and from time to time, to "buck up" a little, would go off in parties to swallow a glass of sweet brandy.

You're going to buck up and go ahead full steam.

" "Come on," Margery panted irrelevantly, "buck up and we can finish it before they come out again.

"'Come on, buck up, Hiram!

Wait till you begin to bear children, and all your strength is drained out of you, and you still have to keep on at the same grinding drudgery till you're ready to drop, and your husband comes in and laughs at you and tells you to buck up, when you haven't an ounce of energy left in you!

"Buck up, old fool," I said, but he sat motionless by my side, plunged in thought.

Do we say   buckle up   or  buck up