man up
to start being brave and dealing with a difficult situation
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to start being brave and dealing with a difficult situation
to react to a difficult problem by doing something to make sure that people will forget about it rather than trying to solve it
to take action to do something, especially to solve a problem
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to make an organized and determined attempt to deal with a problem, often a social problem such as crime or unemployment
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to do something in order to try to stop something bad from happening or a bad situation from becoming worse
to deal with or organize something
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to try to deal with a problem or question, for example by thinking carefully about it, or by doing things to improve a situation
to try to get a good result despite a bad situation
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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