New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: gen up · manful · own up · pen up · run up · chain up · clean up · burn up · even up · join up

man up

(v + adv) take responsibility INTRANSITIVEhe needs to man up and make a start caithfidh sé a mhisneach a mhúscailt agus tosú, caithfidh sé rud beag uchtaigh a bheith aige agus tosú → see man

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come up »

a man came up to me tháinig fear chugam, tháinig fear a fhad liom
lesser »

many a lesser man might have given up is iomaí fear eile a d'éireodh as
measure up »

he's the one man who measures up to the job eisean an t-aon fhear atá inchurtha leis an bpost
men »

the crew was made up of officers and men bhí idir oifigigh agus fir ar an gcriú
pick up »

if you're trying to pick up a man online má tá tú ag iarraidh fear a fháil ar líne
play up to »

he played up to his reputation as a hard man tháinig sé i dtír ar a cháil mar fhear crua
round up »

they rounded up every man in the village ghabh siad gach aon fhear ar an sráidbhaile
stir »

stir yourself up, man! bain croitheadh asat féin, a dhuine!

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