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Grow a pair
To be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation in which one has so far failed to do so.
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To be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation in which one has so far failed to do so.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Grow a pair"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| grow some ballsverb | (chiefly US, idiomatic, vulgar) To be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation where one has so far failed to do so. |
| grow a setverb | (vulgar, idiomatic) Synonym of grow a pair. |
| get a pairverb | (chiefly US, colloquial, idiomatic, somewhat vulgar) Synonym of grow a pair. |
| pluck up one's courageverb | To muster the bravery and will to do something. |
| strap on a pairverb | (chiefly US, colloquial, idiomatic, somewhat vulgar) To be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation where one has so far failed to do so. |
| have a pairverb | (chiefly US, colloquial, idiomatic, somewhat vulgar) To be manly, brave. |
| gut upverb | (intransitive, slang, chiefly imperative) To show courage and hide one's apprehension. |
| ruck upverb | (chiefly US, colloquial, idiomatic, somewhat vulgar) To be brave, to show some courage, to keep moving forward in a difficult situation. |
| gather up one's courageverb | Synonym of pluck up one's courage. |
| take one's courage in both handsverb | (idiomatic) To summon up one's courage in readiness for a difficult or dangerous action. |
| screw up one's courageverb | Synonym of pluck up one's courage. |
| nut upverb | (intransitive, slang) To show courage and hide one's apprehension. |
| person upverb | (humorous, nonstandard) To show courage, strength, toughness, or responsibility; a gender-neutral alternative to "man up". |
| buck upverb | (idiomatic, intransitive) To become encouraged, reinvigorated, or cheerful; to summon one's courage or spirits; to pluck up courage. |
| macho upverb | (informal) To man up; to act in a tough or assertive way. |
| put on a brave faceverb | (informal, without object) To behave in a brave or stoic manner. |
| hang toughverb | (idiomatic, intransitive) To remain strong-willed or brave, especially when experiencing duress or adversity. |
| outbraveverb | To be more brave than. |
| brave outverb | (idiomatic, transitive) To tolerate or put up with bravely. |
| bold | Courageous, daring. |
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