Read full poem →You understand that meant the easy job
For the man up on top of throwing _down_
The hay and rolling it off wholesale,
Dictionary Entry
To "be a man about it"; to do the things a man is traditionally expected to do, such as taking responsibility for the consequences of one's actions, displaying bravery or toughness in the face of adversity, providing for one's family, etc.
In a Sentence
“Hey son, man up, okay? There will be time for tears later.”
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Poetry examples for “man up”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.