to be man enough to do something

  • 1man enough to do something — man enough to (do something) someone with a strong enough character to do something. I appreciate you being man enough to tell me what happened. Usage notes: usually said about doing something difficult or unpleasant …

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  • 2be man enough (to do something) — be man enough ( to do something/for something/) phrase to be strong and brave enough to do something difficult or dangerous Are you man enough for the job? Thesaurus: to take riskssynonym Main entry: man …

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  • 3be man enough to do something — be man enough (to do something) to be brave enough to do something. He was man enough to admit he had made a mistake …

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  • 4man enough to — (do something) someone with a strong enough character to do something. I appreciate you being man enough to tell me what happened. Usage notes: usually said about doing something difficult or unpleasant …

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  • 5(be) man enough (to do something something) — be ˈman enough (to do sth/for sth) idiom to be strong or brave enough • He was not man enough to face up to his responsibility. Main entry: ↑manidiom …

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  • 6be man enough (for something) — be man enough ( to do something/for something/) phrase to be strong and brave enough to do something difficult or dangerous Are you man enough for the job? Thesaurus: to take riskssynonym Main entry: man …

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  • 7be man enough — (to do something) to be brave enough to do something. He was man enough to admit he had made a mistake …

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  • 8(be) man enough (to do for something) — be ˈman enough (to do sth/for sth) idiom to be strong or brave enough • He was not man enough to face up to his responsibility. Main entry: ↑manidiom …

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  • 9man — man1 [ mæn ] (plural men [ men ] ) noun *** ▸ 1 adult male human ▸ 2 people in general ▸ 3 someone strong and brave ▸ 4 from particular place ▸ 5 man who likes something ▸ 6 husband/boyfriend etc. ▸ 7 in the military ▸ 8 man who does work ▸ 9 for …

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  • 10man — I UK [mæn] / US noun Word forms man : singular man plural men UK [men] / US *** Words that may cause offence: man: Man and mankind are sometimes used to refer to humans in general, including both men and women. However, many people think that… …

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