keep one's pecker up
Maintain your courage
Keep one's pecker up is a British expression meaning to stay cheerful or maintain courage despite difficulties.
Pecker here refers to the nose or mouth—body parts that droop when spirits sink: Keep your pecker up, we'll get through this.
The phrase sounds comical to American ears, where pecker is slang for penis.
- cheerfulnessState of bright spirits
- positivityHopeful mental orientation
- stay positiveMaintain a hopeful mindset
- good spiritsPleasant, upbeat mood
- reassuranceWords meant to calm
look on the bright side · motivation · hopefulness · adaptability · buoyancy · inner strength · fortitude · soldier on · grit · perseverance · tough it out · never say die · stiff upper lip · brave face · humor · inspiration · empathy · self-confidence
keep one's pecker uplose heart
Become discouraged or demoralized
despair · throw in the towel · cave in · lose faith · mope
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