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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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Synonyms

man up toughen up step up face up to it grow up take responsibility

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