keep one's pecker up
verbEtymology
From pecker, meaning "nose", by analogy with beak.
Definitions
To remain cheerful
To remain cheerful; keep smiling.
- , Episode 12, The Cyclops --Keep your pecker up, says Joe. She'd have won the money only for the other dog.
- "Nerves a bit dicky, eh? Playing a tune to keep your pecker up?"
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