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
JezJEZEnglish (British)
Alpin-Scottish
&Thorn;ÓRdÍS-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
White[wait]
Satish-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu
HannahHAN-ə (English), HAH-nah (German)English, Hebrew, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Biblical