Idiom idiom
crank up
Meaning
To muster up the mental energy to do something.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I need to crank up the energy to clean my room.”
“It was a long day, but I had to crank up the motivation to finish my final report before the deadline.”
“Despite his profound exhaustion, he managed to crank up the necessary resolve to address the board of directors and defend his controversial proposal.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026