take it like a man



take it like a man

[for a male] to suffer misfortune stoically. (Compare this with take it.) She said some really cutting things to him, but he took it like a man. I knew he could take it like a man.
See also: like, man, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PriscaPRIS-kə (English)Biblical, Dutch, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin
Gil[gil]
Phestos-Biblical Greek
Jayanthi-Tamil, Indian, Kannada
Allovera-Ancient Germanic
Valentine (2)va-lawn-TEENFrench