Usually means: Support or lift spirits emotionally.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (buoy up)

verb:  (idiomatic, transitive, figurative) To uplift, hearten, inspire, or raise the spirits of.
verb:  (idiomatic, transitive) To keep afloat; to provide with buoyancy.

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