man up

1. (idiomatic, intransitive)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.

2. (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”).)

3. To staff adequately; to staff up; to successfully fill all needed labor positions. (Compare man (“supply with staff”).)

4. To vigorously guard the opponent to whom one is assigned.

1. The man stood up and began to sing.

   Чоловік підвівся та заспівав. — aandrusiak

   ruМужчина встал и запел. — pandabear

   deDer Mann stand auf und begann zu singen. — Manfredo

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2. A man came up to me and asked for a match.

   Чоловік підійшов до мене і попросив сірник. — deniko

   ruМужчина подошёл ко мне и попросил спичку. — kotik

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3. The man stood up.

   Чоловік підвівся. — deniko

   ruМужчина встал. — sharptoothed

   deDer Mann stand auf. — Tamy

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4. Two men came up to me.

   ruКо мне подошли двое мужчин. — marafon

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5. The man built up a large fortune.

   deDer Mann häufte einen großen Reichtum an. — Tamy

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irregular

• man upTo be brave or tough enough to deal with something in a manner that is considered strong or manly. (Compare man (“brace oneself, steel oneself”))
• man downTo lose courage or cause to lose courage.