Idiom
man among men
Meaning
A man who is accepted on the same terms, and as having the same worth, as other men in society.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He proved himself a man among men during the difficult project.”
“After years of working in the fields alongside the others, he was finally respected as a man among men.”
“By demonstrating both courage and humility in the face of crisis, he earned his place as a man among men in the eyes of his peers.”
Examples
simple
“He proved himself a man among men during the difficult project.”
contextual
“After years of working in the fields alongside the others, he was finally respected as a man among men.”
complex
“By demonstrating both courage and humility in the face of crisis, he earned his place as a man among men in the eyes of his peers.”
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