Man up

be brave or tough enough to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation.

"you just have to man up and take it"

by Arminkshipper April 19, 2025

man up

to gain the perspective of an adult (usually male) in order to achieve a goal.

If he wants to get a job, he should put down the crayons and man up.

by jameson556 November 18, 2018

Man up

1.) To fulfil your needs to become a macho, toughened up, non-sissy lala type of man

2.) To "man up!" refers to "don't be a pussy", "wipe them tears", "man the freak up!"

3.) To achieve a fathers personal hope of becoming a man

I want my mommyyyyyy!

-MAN THE FUCK UP ! WIPE THEM LALA ASS TEARS !!!!!! MAN UP !!

by exploding air plane 6969 September 14, 2017

Man Up

Mastering Accentuated Negativity Under Pressure

P1: Hey, why are you acting all emotional and sad

P2: I got my employee review. My evaluation says I got an attitude problem, which cost me annual raise

P1: But they gave you feedback about how to fix that right?

P2: yeah!

P1: Well, then MAN UP! Master this accentuated (highlighted) negative you received under pressure! They just told you how to get your money up! So go get your money up!

P2: True! Thanks for flipping that around; instead of pouting, I'm planning!

by Liqr1 August 14, 2021

Set up for disaster

Being a Walmart cashier

My boy Jorge was set up for disaster at Walmart.

by ItsJustRelatableBro July 19, 2022

Set up for disaster

Being a Walmart cashier.

My boy Jorge was set up for disaster at Walmart.

by ItsJustRelatableBro July 19, 2022

tails up

"Tails up!" is a British expression sadly fallen into disuse. It was used to encourage people to high hearts and healthy optimism. Check idioms.thefreedictionary.

"Off you go lads, and tails up!" "We'll go to court with our tails up!"

by lunginghippo April 07, 2019