Meaning of cowboy up | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To deal with hardship with toughness and without complaining; man up.
2. To put on a more heterosexual manner, in order to fit in.
   idiomatic

Examples

“COWBOY UP!! Be a man, son. Walk it off, says the coach.”

““Cowboy up!”, your excuses are gettin thin!”

“Now they think we can't cowboy up, but we could show'em a thang or three.”

“It's past time to cowboy up and do what's right, even if it means accepting the stigma involved in visibly and vocally standing up for good people like Paco and Lupe.”

“Men in rural America are taught to "cowboy up" and not speak of depression.”

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