Rate this phrase:0.0 / 0 votes

man up

To "be a man about it"; to do the things a good man is traditionally expected to do, such as: taking responsibility for the consequences of one's actions; displaying bravery or toughness in the face of adversity; providing for one's family, etc.

Etymology:

  • man + up, with influence from own up, buck up. Used frequently in military circles.
17 Views
“

Hey son, man up, ok? There will be time for tears later.

Collection   Edit    

Submitted on September 01, 2009

Additional definitions for 'man up':

man upTo staff adequately; to staff up; to successfully fill all needed labor positions.
See them all »

Translation

Find a translation for the man up phrase in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Nearby phrases

Some more phrases from our dictionary similar to man up

man proposes, god disposesman of the hourman in the streetman to boyman of one's wordmanners maketh manman of the peopleone small step for man, one giant leap …man-of-warman-of-warman-of-warman-of-warman of partsone man's gain is another man's loss.

How to pronounce this phrase?

Discuss this man up phrase with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this man up definition to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "man up." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 22 Dec. 2024. <https://www.phrases.com/phrase/man-up_5307>.

    Powered by CITE.ME Cite.Me

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

    Quiz

    Are you a phrases master?

    »
    He _____ me off my feet.
    A dusted
    B whisked
    C swept
    D dashed

    Browse Phrases.com

    #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ