man up
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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“Just man up and face whoever your going to face and convince people of your argument,” Guerra said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
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
“Think about potentially the money that gets saved with not having to even get to arbitration, as long as organizations feel like they can just recycle and, you know, next man up, right?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2025
As Ireland, 35-13 down, but a man up, pressed up to the France 5m line late on, full-back Thomas Ramos did just that.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2025
He could send a man up after it, but the monkeys seemed to like that game and had proved themselves more agile than his crew.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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