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psych up

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psych someone up
Inf. to get someone excited or mentally prepared for something. I psyched myself up to sing in front of all those people. The coach psyched up the team for the game.
See also: psych, up

psych up

Inf. to get mentally ready for something. I have to psych up before the big game tonight. We want to psych up so we can play a good game.
See also: psych, up
psych somebody up also psych up somebody
to make someone enthusiastic about something they will do The children were so psyched up about about the trip that they could hardly sleep. Tim was psyching himself up to run the 26.2-mile course.
Usage notes: sometimes used without up: Willa is really psyched, and hopefully that will get the others excited.
See also: psych, up
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