strap on a pair
verbEtymology Abbreviation of "strap on a pair of testicles".
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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:
- Synonyms
- get a pair, grow a pair, man up, ruck up
- Related terms
- have a pair