strap on a pair
To be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation where one has so far failed to do so.
The moral of the story is strap on a pair and be a man.
strap
UK /stɹæp/ US /stɹæp/
noun 5verb 4
Definitions
noun
1
A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.
The patter of feet, and clatter of strap and swivel, seemed to swell into a bewildering din, but they were almost upon the fielato offices, where the carretera entered the town, before a rifle flashed.
2
A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.
3
A strip of thick leather used in flogging.
a lively cobbler, that […] had scarce passed a day in his life without giving her [his wife] the discipline of the strap.
4
Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use.
5
A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, used to hone the sharpened edge of a razor; a strop.
verb
1
To beat or chastise with a strap; to whip, to lash.
2
To fasten or bind with a strap.
3
To sharpen by rubbing on a strap; to strop.
to strap a razor
4
To slap or stroke the muscled areas of a horse with a cloth or pad, a form of massage meant to improve muscle tone.
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