psych up
phrasal verbpsych somebody/yourself up (for something)
- (informal)
to prepare somebody/yourself mentally for something difficult or unpleasant 为(困难或不快的事)做好思想准备 I'd got myself all psyched up for the interview and then it was called off at the last minute. 我为这次面试做好了万全的心理准备,可最后它临时取消了。