English / phrasal verb
Buoy up
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To keep someone cheerful, confident, or hopeful during difficult times; to support economically
In context
01
The news of an impending armistice buoyed up the exhausted peacekeeping forces.
02
Generous pledges of international loans helped buoy up the war-torn nation's fragile economy.
Synonyms
uplift,hearten,encourage
Antonyms
demoralize,depress,discourage
Collocations
buoy up confidence,buoy up morale,buoy up the economy