man up
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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A man up, England marched down the pitch, scrum-half Alex Mitchell sniped and Underhill ploughed over the final metre.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025
Dalton is likely the next man up after Miller.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025
Kevin Davies, Mark Viduka, Andy Carroll and Christian Benteke - Allardyce liked a big man up top, and so did his system.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025
In the meantime, Easton Stick is the next man up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2024
And Roscuro led the man up out of the dungeon and to his daughter, Miggery Sow Mig, as you might have guessed, did not get to be a princess.
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
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