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strap on a pair en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

Abbreviation of "strap on a pair of testicles".

Meanings

  1. (US, colloquial, idiomatic, vulgar) To be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation where one has so far failed to do so.
    • The moral of the story is strap on a pair and be a man. 2002 July 17, "Parenting Forum," cleveland.com (Cleveland Plain Dealer) (retrieved 29 Oct 2008)
    • Somebody clearly needed to "strap on a pair" and say what needed to be said. Forget the flowery words and sensitivity training. 2003 February 1, “The power of words”, in Automotive Industries, retrieved 29 Oct 2008:

Forms

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straps on a pair Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
strapped on a pair Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
strapped on a pair Tense=Past lexicographic
strapping on a pair Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

have a pair

Synonyms

get a pair · grow a pair · man up · ruck up