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brace up

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brace someone or something up
to prop up or add support to someone or something. They braced the tree up for the expected windstorm. They braced up the tree again after the storm.
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brace up

to take heart; to be brave. Brace up! Things could be worse. I told John to brace up because things would probably get worse before they got better.
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