like a man

English

Etymology

From Middle English lyke a man (“in the manner of a man, in accordance with man”).

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

like a man

1. (colloquial, simile) Bravely, decisively, and without complaining.

   Don't be a wimp: deal with it like a man!

Related terms

• man up (colloquial)

Translations

bravely

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 像男人一樣 / 像男人一样 (xiàng nánrén yīyàng), 男子漢似的 / 男子汉似的 (nánzǐhàn shìde)

• Finnish: kuin mies
• French: comme un homme
• Serbo-Croatian: muški (sh)
• Turkish: erkek gibi