chirk up

verb2

1. •
   To make more cheerful; to cause to perk up.

   • "Well, I think," said Mis' Jane Moran, "that we've hit on the only way we could have hit on to chirk each other up over a hard time." — 1912
2. •
   To become more cheerful; to perk up or become animated or enthusiastic.

   • "Go ahead," he says, and I see Jim chirk up to listen. — 1894