cowboy up
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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You also cowboy up with some fancy duds.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2023
The Angels entered the game with more homers than any team in baseball besides the Toronto Blue Jays, providing many opportunities to cowboy up in the dugout.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2022
That night at the sushi restaurant, while I thought I was trying to cowboy up, others saw a neighbor in distress and responded.
From The Guardian • Jan. 5, 2017
He espouses "cowboy logic" and his cellphone message tells callers to "cowboy up."
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2015
Hoyt, heartbroken and hungover in a redneck-fabulous bald eagle and American flag T-shirt subtly urging him to "cowboy up," packs Jessica's personal effects in a box labeled "For You, Monster."
From Salon • Aug. 22, 2011
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