person up
C1 informal intransitive
In simple words
To stop being scared or weak and deal with a difficult situation bravely.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
To behave bravely or responsibly in a difficult situation; to stop being weak or avoiding responsibility.
"Come on, person up — you need to tell your boss what really happened."
Usage notes
A relatively recent coinage used as a gender-neutral substitute for 'man up', which many people consider sexist. Not yet widespread or standard, and may not be understood in all contexts. More common in progressive or socially aware speech communities. Still quite rare in formal or written contexts.
Commonly used with
deal with it face it handle it responsibility challenge
Forms
Base
person up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
persons up
he/she/it
Past simple
personed up
yesterday
Past participle
personed up
have + pp
-ing form
personing up
continuous
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