psych somebody up (for something)

psych somebody up (for something)
ˌpsych sb/yourself ˈup (for sth) derived
(informal) to prepare sb/yourself mentally for sth difficult or unpleasant

I'd got myself all psyched up for the interview and then it was called off at the last minute.

see also psyched
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