suck it up

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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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) 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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

to put up with

• Finnish: kestää (fi), sietää (fi)
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