'V pron refl' - Construction 22
| Name: | the cheer oneself up construction |
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| Description: | A person makes themselves of a more positive mind. |
| Verbs: | brace, cheer up, psych up |
| Example: | I tried to cheer myself up… (BNC) |
| Membership: | cognition |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Cognition.
Roles: NP1: Emoter-actor; NP2: Emoter
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