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Phrase(s): buoy someone up
Fig. to support, encourage, or sustain someone. • The good news buoyed her up considerably. • Her good humor buoyed up the entire party., Phrase(s): buoy someone or something up
to keep someone or something afloat. • Use this cushion to buoy yourself up. • The log buoyed up the swimmer until help came. • The air trapped in the hull buoyed the boat up.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs