bolster up

bolster someone up

Fig. to give someone emotional support and encouragement. We bolstered her up the best we could, but she was still unhappy. I don't mind bolstering up people who are depressed.

bolster something up

to give added support to something. The carpenter bolstered the shelf up with a nail or two. I had to bolster up the door or it would have fallen in.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Magdalene	mahk-dah-LE-nə (German), MAG-də-lən (English), MAG-də-leen (English)	German, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Burton	BURT-ən	English
Leslie	LEZ-lee, LES-lee	English
Lennart	LE-nahrt (Low German)	Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Low German, Dutch
Lay	[lei]
Hepsie	HEP-see	English (Rare)