man up



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man up

To deal with something in a more brave, stoic, or masculine way than one has done so hitherto. (Usually used imperatively.) It's just a tiny scratch! You need to man up and quit crying about it. You need to man up and tell your boss that you expect a raise for all the hard work you do!
See also: man, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Theophanes-Ancient Greek
Khrystyna-Ukrainian
KlaudiaKLOWT-yah (Polish)Polish, Slovak
SawyerSOI-ər, SAW-yərEnglish (Modern)
Genistajə-NIS-tə (English)Various
Anne (1)AHN (French), AN (English), AN-ne (Danish), AHN-ne (Finnish), AH-nə (German), AHN-nə (Dutch)French, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Dutch, Basque