Speakur

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keep one's head up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables
keep- one's -head- up
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stay optimistic when dealing with adversity.

Intransitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

keeps one's head up (present, singular) keeping one's head up (participle, present) kept one's head up (participle, past) kept one's head up (past)

Questions

What does keep one's head up mean?
To stay optimistic when dealing with adversity.

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