gut up
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Etymology edit
gut + up, influenced by expressions like man up and shut up. Compare guts (“courage”).
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gut up (third-person singular simple present guts up, present participle gutting up, simple past and past participle gutted up)
- (intransitive, slang, chiefly imperative) To show courage and hide one's apprehension.
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endure without complaint