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.
See also: make, man, of

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.
See also: make, man, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LjubaLYOO-bah (Serbian, Croatian)Serbian, Croatian, Czech, Slovene, Macedonian
Rashaunrə-SHAWN, ray-SHAWNAfrican American (Rare)
NguyỆT-Vietnamese
Mooney['mu:ni]
EfraÍN-Spanish
AnsonAN-sənEnglish