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man up

British

verb

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

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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 • Jan. 23, 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

Firefighters then hoisted the man up by rope and paramedics took him to a local trauma center in critical condition, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

“Not only next man up, but the confidence to trust and believe in each other. We weren’t walking out there like, ‘Oh, let’s just get it over with and go back home.’

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2024

And Roscuro led the man up out of the dungeon and to his daughter, Miggery Sow Mig, as you might have guessed, did not get to be a princess.

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo

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