big-girl pants



big-girl pants

A euphemism for being old or mature enough to do something as an adult woman or as an adult woman should. Come on, Linda, you need to put on your big-girl pants and own up to your lies. I know you're not a morning person, but put on your big-girl pants and go to work.
See also: pant

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Takuyatah-koo-yahJapanese
Decebal-Romanian
Fififee-FEEFrench
Maaike-Dutch
Sunny['sʌni]
DavidDAY-vid (English), dah-VEED (Jewish, Spanish), da-VEED (French), DAH-vit (German, Dutch), DAH-vid (Swedish, Norwegian), dah-VEET (Russian)English, Hebrew, French, Scottish, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, C