| 单词 | to grow a pair |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto grow a pair to grow a pair colloquial: to act in a bold, tough, or assertive manner, esp. when faced with a difficult situation; to show courage, resilience, or nerve. Frequently in imperative. Cf. to man up 2 at man v. Phrasal verbs.Elliptical for to grow a pair of balls and similar phrases: cf. ball n.1 12b(b). 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 1987 D. Beresford Ten Men Dead vi. 229 His return was often greeted with cries of ‘grow a pair’, because inevitably he had failed to smuggle anything back with him. 2013 L. Winget Grow a Pair 25 Hey, dumbass, this was your own stupid fault. Stop whining, suck it up, grow a pair, and move on. 2018 @cdroger16 22 Sept. in twitter.com (accessed 26 Mar. 2020) Sounds like she's grown a pair! Good on her!! < as lemmas |
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