suck it up

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Synonyms

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[edit] Etymology

Probably an variation of the expression "suck up your chest," meaning roughly "compose yourself, bear your troubles, stand tall, and proceed."

[edit] Verb

to suck it up

1. (idiomatic) To put up with something; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining.
   • 2001, Ben Marcus, "Graded By My Students," Time, 8 Jan.:

     Some students suck it up and meet the challenge. Others look around wildly for someone to blame.

[edit] Synonyms

• (put up with something): be a man (about something), grin and bear it, lump it, push through it, take it like a man