cowboy up | Idiomator

Meaning: To deal withhardshipwithtoughnessand withoutcomplaining;man up.2004, Mary Ann Van Osdell,Hands Pointed Up,→ISBN, page61:COWBOY UP!! Be a man, son. Walk it off, says the coach.2012, Mel Leslie,A Cowboy's Journey Through My Eyes: A Book of Poems,→ISBN, page11:“Cowboy up!”, your excuses are gettin thin!2014, Sam Welch,What's Your Problem, Cowboy?,→ISBN:Now they think we can'tcowboy up, but we could show'em a thang or three.2018August 5, “Writers on the Range: To survive we need immigrants working the land”, inThe Durango Herald:It's past time tocowboy upand do what's right, even if it means accepting the stigma involved in visibly and vocally standing up for good people like Paco and Lupe.August 24, 2018, “A Suicide on the Farm”, inCNN:Men in rural America are taught to "cowboy up" and not speak of depression.; (idiomatic,LGBTQ)Toput ona moreheterosexualmanner, in order to fit in.

Examples:

EN: Gypsy is gonna take the cowboy up on the ski lift to get him out of the way.
ES: Gypsy va a subir al vaquero en la telesilla para sacarlo del camino.
EN: Why don't we chip in and pay back what he owes to Flora and send the cowboy up to the mountain?
ES: ¿Por qué no contribuimos todos para que le pague lo que le debe a Flora y enviamos al vaquero a subir la montaña?
EN: This is where our youngsters learn how to cowboy up.
ES: A comprenderse así mismos.
EN: - C'mon Gramps, cowboy up.
ES: Vamos, Gramps.
EN: - So cowboy up.
ES: Así que aliviánate.
EN: But that's when you gotta cowboy up and give 150 percent... and catch the bad guys.
ES: Pero en ese momento tienes que concentrarte y dar tu 150% para atrapar a los chicos malos.
EN: Don't be afraid now! You're on national television, so cowboy up!
ES: No tenga miedo ahora. ¡Y estás en televisión nacional, así que levántate vaquero!
EN: You can't just "cowboy up" on a guy like Roy.
ES: No puede hacerse el vaquero con alguien como Roy.
EN: Ben, time to cowboy up, my friend.
ES: Ben, llegó la hora de animarse, amigo.
EN: Michael's gonna cowboy up.
ES: Michael se recuperará.
EN: What have they been feeding my cowboy up there, huh?
ES: ¿ Qué le han dado de comer a mi vaquero ahí?
EN: Yeah,but I'll cowboy up.
ES: - Sí, pero sólo con la postura de cowboy.
EN: We hunker down, cowboy up, and fight the bastard till he's back in hell, where he belongs.
ES: Nos escondemos, resguardados y luchamos con el bastardo hasta que vuelva al infierno de donde viene.
EN: So just cowboy up.
ES: Así que contrólense.
EN: Come on, cowboy up.
ES: Vamos, levántenlas.

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