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- make a man of
make a man of
make a man of someone
Fig. to make a young male into an adult male. The experience will make a man of Ted. Send Wally into the army. That'll make a man of him.
make a man (out) of somebody
to make a young man without much experience develop into a confident and experienced adult The army will make a man out of you.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| LÍGia | | - | Portuguese |
| ÁMbar | | - | Spanish |
| Stian | | - | Norwegian |
| Jahan | | - | Persian |
| Ezekiel | | i-ZEE-kee-əl (English), i-ZEE-kyəl (English) | Biblical, English |
| Heydar | | - | Persian |