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(intr, adverb) US informal to adopt a stereotypically masculine approach or course of action

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Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Words nearby man up

manuka, manuka honey, Manukau, manumission, manumit, man up, manure, manus, Manu Samoa, manuscript, Manutius

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How to use man up in a sentence

A teenage girl in New Jersey has won a campaign to man up the Easy-Bake Oven.
Easy-Bake Oven Mans Up: Hasbro to Manufacture Boy-Friendly Design|Abigail Pesta|December 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
If you do have an oops moment and wind up with a surprise love child, just man up and admit it.
What You Can Learn From John Edwards and Rielle Hunter|Michelle Cottle|June 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I said no again,” Burke remembers, “but then after a few days I thought maybe I should just man up and step up to the plate.
Greg Burke: The Pope’s New PR Guy|Barbie Latza Nadeau|June 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
This year my cousin let one of her daughters torment one of her sons with fake threats from The Man Up North.
Twelve Unusual Christmas Reads|Stefan Beck|December 25, 2011|DAILY BEAST

But when you look at the out-of-the-gate failures of shows like The Playboy Club, How to Be a Gentleman, Free Agents, and Man Up!
Fall TV: The Winners and Losers|Jace Lacob|December 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Here the freight thief was placed in the custody of the local constable, who locked the man up in the garret of his own home.
The Rover Boys on the Farm|Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)
He had beaten the man up in a calm, methodical and perfectly business-like manner.
The Landloper|Holman Day
In reference to Mr. Lopez she would have said, if interrogated, that she had taken the man up in obedience to her husband.
The Prime Minister|Anthony Trollope
If you were to back a man up by your wealth in an expensive contest, I think it would be unconstitutional.
The Prime Minister|Anthony Trollope
Algernon shrugged disgustedly, and was giving the old man up as a bad business, when Anthony altered his manner.
Rhoda Fleming, Complete|George Meredith