man up

verb

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

Example Sentences

“I was most excited about him as next man up,” coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters last week.

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Dalton is likely the next man up after Miller.

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“He’s a great player. He can help us a lot. But at the end of the day, our mentality needs to be next man up. We got a group of guys that have been practicing and hopefully LeBron can join us as soon as possible. We are going to obviously need him. But our mentality has got to be next man up. That’s it.”

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Kevin Davies, Mark Viduka, Andy Carroll and Christian Benteke - Allardyce liked a big man up top, and so did his system.

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Miller-Idriss’ new book, “Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism,” published Tuesday by Princeton University Press, brings together research across academic disciplines showing how misogyny surfaces in the history of violent extremists time and again.

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