take it like a man

take it like a man
To respond to pain, hardship, adversity, or emotional distress in a typical or stereotypical masculine manner, especially without crying, complaining, or becoming emotional

There was no moping around the house with a depressed disposition when one of my romances turned sour because, as far as my love life went, father expected me to take it like a man.


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