man enough

English

Adjective

man enough (not comparable)

1. sufficiently courageous
   • 1854, James Fenimore Cooper, The Prairie: A Tale; in Three Volumes, page 245:

     Are you man enough to look death in the face; or shall I run the risk of the hounds raising an outcry, and go in myself?

   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 101:

     But the troll seldom came out in the open air, and the mountain was well closed, so the youngster was not man enough to get inside.

   • 1993, “Strong Enough”, in Tuesday Night Music Club, performed by Sheryl Crow:

     When I'm broken down and I can't stand / Would you be man enough to be my man?

Coordinate terms

• woman enough

Translations

sufficiently courageous

• German: Mann genug