💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Have a pair"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| get a pairverb | (chiefly US, colloquial, idiomatic, somewhat vulgar) Synonym of grow a pair. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| macho upverb | (informal) To man up; to act in a tough or assertive way. |
| grow a setverb | (vulgar, idiomatic) Synonym of grow a pair. |
| take one's courage in both handsverb | (idiomatic) To summon up one's courage in readiness for a difficult or dangerous action. |
| sack upverb | (slang, vulgar, intransitive) To force oneself to become more manly; to toughen up or man up. |
| person upverb | (humorous, nonstandard) To show courage, strength, toughness, or responsibility; a gender-neutral alternative to "man up". |
| bold | Courageous, daring. |
| bravadonoun | A swaggering show of defiance or courage. |
| common | Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual. |
| buck upverb | (idiomatic, intransitive) To become encouraged, reinvigorated, or cheerful; to summon one's courage or spirits; to pluck up courage. |
| hang toughverb | (idiomatic, intransitive) To remain strong-willed or brave, especially when experiencing duress or adversity. |
| bonenoun | (uncountable) A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates. |
| hammernoun | A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding. |
| put on a brave faceverb | (informal, without object) To behave in a brave or stoic manner. |
| ruck upverb | (chiefly US, colloquial, idiomatic, somewhat vulgar) To be brave, to show some courage, to keep moving forward in a difficult situation. |
| put up one's dukesverb | (idiomatic) To raise one's clenched fists in front of one's body and stand in a threatening or defiant manner, in preparation for a fistfight. |
| butch upverb | (intransitive) To become more butch (masculine). |
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