man up
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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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.
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
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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
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