English

Verb

be a man ‎(third-person singular simple present is a man, present participle being a man, simple past was a man, past participle been a man)

1. (idiomatic) To put up with something or take responsibility for it; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining.

Synonyms

• (put up with something): be a man (about something), deal with it, grin and bear it, lump it, push through it, take it like a man, deal with it, man up