psych yourself up (for something)
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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 Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
psych — psych1 v psych out [psych sb<=>out] phr v [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Partly from psychoanalyze and partly from psych ] informal to do or say things that will make your opponent in a game or competition feel nervous or confused, so that it is … Dictionary of contemporary English
psych — [ saık ] verb ,psych out phrasal verb transitive INFORMAL to talk or behave very confidently in order to make someone you are competing against feel nervous and less likely to succeed ,psych up phrasal verb transitive INFORMAL to try to make… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
psych — verb psych sb/sth out phrasal verb (T) informal to do or say things that will make your opponent in a game or competition feel nervous or confused, so that it is easier for you to win: Leonard stared hard at Duran before the fight, trying to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
psych up — verb get excited or stimulated The children were all psyched up after the movie • Syn: ↑hype up • Hypernyms: ↑agitate, ↑rouse, ↑turn on, ↑charge, ↑commove, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
psych up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms psych up : present tense I/you/we/they psych up he/she/it psychs up present participle psyching up past tense psyched up past participle psyched up informal to try to make yourself or someone else feel… … English dictionary
pump up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you pump up something such as a tyre, you fill it with air using a pump. [V P n (not pron)] I tried to pump up my back tyre. [Also V n P] 2) PHRASAL VERB If you pump yourself up for something, you prepare yourself for it… … English dictionary
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