English · Idiom Candidate

buck up one's ideas

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

to improve or revise one's ideas

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

cải thiện hoặc sửa đổi ý tưởng

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: to lift or raise one's ideas

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

You need to buck up your ideas if you want to succeed in this business.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Topics: Money

Common questions

What does “buck up one's ideas” mean?

to improve or revise one's ideas Literally: to lift or raise one's ideas

Is “buck up one's ideas” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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