Keep your pecker up
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Stay chipper or brave, head high.
Origin
From 19th-century Britain, tied to slang; 'pecker' for beak or spirit, by 1850s in a Dickens note for cheer. A 1870s 'Punch' uses it for a lift.
Variants
- Pecker up
Usage Examples
- Keep your pecker up-things'll turn.
- He kept his pecker up; tough lad.
- Pecker up; don't let it drop.
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