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
Pooja-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Nepali
Anand-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Gujarati, Bengali
Chidiebere-Western African, Igbo
VilmosVEEL-moshHungarian
OskariOS-kah-reeFinnish
Keziakə-ZIE-ə (English)Biblical