Idiom
grow a set
Meaning
Synonym of grow a pair.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You need to grow a set and tell him the truth.”
“He was afraid to ask for a raise, but his friend told him it was time to grow a set.”
“Faced with the board's mounting pressure, the manager finally grew a set and defended his team's controversial decision.”
Examples
simple
“You need to grow a set and tell him the truth.”
contextual
“He was afraid to ask for a raise, but his friend told him it was time to grow a set.”
complex
“Faced with the board's mounting pressure, the manager finally grew a set and defended his team's controversial decision.”
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