woman up
Upper Intermediate (B2)informal
To be brave and deal with a hard situation — the female-positive version of 'man up'.
"It's time to woman up and ask for that pay rise you've been putting off for months."
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Monk Stopping Twisted Killers
Monk · 9:31
killed a woman up the street, and then snuck back in.
The Ones with Joey’s Dating Advice | Friends
Friends · 0:54
Oh, oh, oh, what I do is I look a woman up and down and I say,
Rachel’s Awkward First Attempt at Asking a Guy Out | Friends
Friends · 0:39
Oh, oh, what I do is I look a woman up and down and I say, "Hey, how you doing?"