"be a man" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-us-ncalif-beaman.ogg , en-au-be a man.ogg Forms: is a man [present, singular, third-person], being a man [participle, present], was a man [past], been a man [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|be<is,,was,been> a man}} 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, chiefly imperative) To put up with something or take responsibility for it; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining. Tags: idiomatic, imperative Synonyms: deal with it, grin and bear it, lump it, man up, push through it, suck it up, take it like a man
    Sense id: en-be_a_man-en-verb-KIGZ2DSf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        [
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        "(idiomatic, chiefly imperative) To put up with something or take responsibility for it; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining."
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        },
        {
          "word": "grin and bear it"
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        "To put up with something or take responsibility for it; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining."
      ],
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        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
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        ],
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        ],
        [
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        "idiomatic",
        "imperative"
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      "word": "lump it"
    },
    {
      "word": "man up"
    },
    {
      "word": "push through it"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "take it like a man"
    }
  ],
  "word": "be a man"
}

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