Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

like a man

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.71 in modern English

Syllables
like a -man
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Bravely, decisively, and without complaining.

Colloquial

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Etymology

From Middle English lyke a man (“in the manner of a man, in accordance with man”).

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What does like a man mean?
Bravely, decisively, and without complaining.
Where does like a man come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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