man up

British  

verb

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

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Example Sentences

The car parked before an office building; it took both the soldier and the driver to get the sick man up three flights of stairs.

From Literature

That MP said: "He's got vultures left, right, up, down, in front and behind. He needs to man up and show he's happy to see off anyone."

From BBC

Football coaches constantly preach the mantra “next man up,” but San Francisco is taking it to a new extreme.

From The Wall Street Journal

The matchup was the Chargers’ Next Man Up versus a down Bo Nix, who threw for 141 yards with a lackluster 78.4 passer rating.

From Los Angeles Times

I still have a photo of me with Iron Man up in my room that was taken there.

From Literature