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
Cherish	CHER-ish	English
Orna (2)	-	Hebrew
Kalliope	-	Greek Mythology
Dagrun	-	Norwegian
Ohad	-	Biblical
Kaspars	-	Latvian