be man enough

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be man enough to do something

to be brave enough to do something. He was man enough to admit he had made a mistake.

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If he's man enough to claim he can run the schools, he ought to be man enough to put the council in its place when he has the full authority of the new City Charter. EDITORIAL USE IT OR LOSE IT VILLARAIGOSA HAS THE POWER AND THE ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) In golf, for example, I can't hit the ball as far as I once did, but you've got to be man enough to accept it. Retired men, retired bodies by Drummond, Murray J.N. / International Journal of Men's Health The kids must make a hard choice -- they may join the gang and make quick drug money or be man enough to make their own decision, thereby ensuring their success. BBDO West and Partnership for a Drug-Free America launch bold new ... by Business Wire More results

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If he's man enough to claim he can run the schools, he ought to be man enough to put the council in its place when he has the full authority of the new City Charter.

EDITORIAL USE IT OR LOSE IT VILLARAIGOSA HAS THE POWER AND THE ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

In golf, for example, I can't hit the ball as far as I once did, but you've got to be man enough to accept it.

Retired men, retired bodies by Drummond, Murray J.N. / International Journal of Men's Health

The kids must make a hard choice -- they may join the gang and make quick drug money or be man enough to make their own decision, thereby ensuring their success.

BBDO West and Partnership for a Drug-Free America launch bold new ... by Business Wire

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