| 单词 | to be man enough |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be man enough l. to be man enough: to have sufficient strength, courage, resolution, etc. (for a task, opponent, etc.). Chiefly with infinitive. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > manliness > behave manfully [verb (intransitive)] to be man enough1799 to play up?1888 to cowboy up1973 to grow a pair1987 to man up1996 1641 T. Killigrew Claracilla v. sig. F8 I finde I have not man enough to meete with her Without trembling.] 1799 J. Boaden Aurelio & Miranda ii. i. 27 I am not man enough. Tell him. 1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe II. vi. 99 May the foul fiend fly off with me, if I am not man enough for a dozen of them. 1863 A. Trollope Rachel Ray II. vii. 138 He was not man enough to stand up and face this new enemy unless he were backed by his old friends. 1904 J. London Sea-wolf xxxv. 328 He deserves to die..and God forgive me, I am not man enough to be his executioner. 1953 J. Wain Hurry on Down ix. 202 You aren't man enough to scrape up a miserable seventy-five pounds without all this whining. 1986 Pract. Gardening Mar. 13/3 That lot is no lightweight! But the special staging is more than man enough for the job. < as lemmas |
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