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!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Theophanes	-	Ancient Greek
Khrystyna	-	Ukrainian
Klaudia	KLOWT-yah (Polish)	Polish, Slovak
Sawyer	SOI-ər, SAW-yər	English (Modern)
Genista	jə-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