💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Grow a set"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| get a pairverb | (chiefly US, colloquial, idiomatic, somewhat vulgar) Synonym of grow a pair. |
| grow a pairverb | (chiefly US, colloquial, idiomatic, somewhat vulgar) To be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation in which one has so far failed to do so. |
| 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. |
| gather up one's courageverb | Synonym of pluck up one's courage. |
| sack upverb | (slang, vulgar, intransitive) To force oneself to become more manly; to toughen up or man up. |
| have a pairverb | (chiefly US, colloquial, idiomatic, somewhat vulgar) To be manly, brave. |
| pluck up one's courageverb | To muster the bravery and will to do something. |
| macho upverb | (informal) To man up; to act in a tough or assertive way. |
| buck up one's ideasverb | (idiomatic, intransitive) to pull one's socks up |
| gut upverb | (intransitive, slang, chiefly imperative) To show courage and hide one's apprehension. |
| grit one's teethverb | (idiomatic) To face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation and deal with it. |
| screw up one's courageverb | Synonym of pluck up one's courage. |
| 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. |
| gain one's spursverb | Synonym of win one's spurs. |
| find one's feetverb | (idiomatic) To grow in confidence in a new situation as one gains experience. |
| pull up one's socksverb | Alternative form of pull one's socks up. [(idiomatic) To start making an effort; to renew or redouble one's efforts.] |
| shoot upverb | (intransitive, sometimes figurative) To grow taller or larger rapidly. |
| grow a tailverb | (vulgar, idiomatic) to be nearly about to defecate, to the point of being unable to completely hold it in |
| bust one's gutverb | Synonym of bust one's balls. |
| get one's claws outverb | (of a person, idiomatic) To prepare to attack or retaliate |
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