"Suck it up" equals Resilience?
Resilience is one of my favorite words. Even more, is one of my favorite life’s attitude.
Recently, however I found the expression "suck it up" in some tv show, and for the context I assumed that may be it could be an equivalent.
The conflict appears when I found (in google) that "suck it up" is just to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation while resilience is more than that.
Resilience, and this is my particular concept, is not just accepting but also use it for our benefit.
Please feel free to correct the text and give some opinions. :)
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Hi Bethany
I listened it in Friends T2 E19 :)
Ross tells that to Joey in the middle of some discussion.
I had understand the casual, but with your explanation now I understand the "not very nice" part.
Thank you very much!
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"Suck it up" is similar to resilience in the sense that you are telling someone to overcome whatever the problem is. However it's very casual and definitely rude. You might say it to a friend or family member if they are complaining about something minor.
For example:
"I can't believe I have to make dinner tonight"
"Suck it up, I've made it every night for the last week."
Definitely do not say this to someone important or to whom you respect! It's not very nice.
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