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An informal, blunt way to say: stop avoiding the hard thing, be brave, take responsibility. "Man up and apologize." Between close friends it can be playful. But the honest note: because it suggests courage belongs to men, a growing number of people find it old-fashioned or unfair, and say "step up" or "be brave" instead. Understand it everywhere; use it carefully. No object.
拿出勇氣來、像個男子漢（帶爭議的說法）
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
man upverb/mæn ˈʌp/
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To be brave or tough enough to deal with something in a manner that is considered strong or manly. (Compare man (“brace oneself, steel oneself”))
- I was wondering when he would man up and marry that girl he knocked up.
- You need to man up and confront your boss about her behavior.
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governmentmilitarypolitics(Of personnel) to assemble, each person manning (attending to) his station, prepared for the departure of an aircraft, ship, etc. (Compare man (“supply with staff; take up position to operate”).)
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To staff adequately; to staff up; to successfully fill all needed labor positions. (Compare man (“supply with staff”).)
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hobbieslifestylesportsTo vigorously guard the opponent to whom one is assigned.
- They must be athletic enough to man up on a solid number two receiver and yet be physical enough to step into the line scrimmage and tackle a running back.
- He will man up on his opponent whenever his opponent has the ball.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。