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Idiom

get a pair

Meaning

Synonym of grow a pair.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“He needs to get a pair and tell the truth.”

“Stop making excuses for your mistakes and get a pair so you can finally face the consequences.”

“The situation demanded immediate action, yet he hesitated until his colleague told him to get a pair and lead the team through the crisis.”

Examples

simple

“He needs to get a pair and tell the truth.”

contextual

“Stop making excuses for your mistakes and get a pair so you can finally face the consequences.”

complex

“The situation demanded immediate action, yet he hesitated until his colleague told him to get a pair and lead the team through the crisis.”

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