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strap on a pair

strap on a pair verb: to be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation where one has so far failed to do so.

Verb

strap on a pair (third-person singular simple present straps on a pair, present participle strapping on a pair, simple past and past participle strapped on a pair)

  1. (US, colloquial, idiomatic, vulgar) 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.2002 July 17, "Parenting Forum," cleveland.com (Cleveland Plain Dealer) (retrieved 29 Oct 2008)
    • Somebody clearly needed to "strap on a pair" and say what needed to be said. Forget the flowery words and sensitivity training.2003 February 1, “The power of words”, in Automotive Industries, retrieved 29 Oct 2008

strap on a pair meaning in Bengali

strap on a pair in Bengali

সাহসী হওয়া, সাহস দেখানো

Synonyms of strap on a pair

Forms of strap on a pair

third-person singular presentstraps on a pair
present participlestrapping on a pair
past participlestrapped on a pair
paststrapped on a pair

Origin of strap on a pair

Abbreviation of "strap on a pair of testicles".

Questions about strap on a pair

What does strap on a pair mean?
Strap on a pair means to be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation where one has so far failed to do so.
What is strap on a pair in Bengali?
Strap on a pair in Bengali is সাহসী হওয়া, সাহস দেখানো. See Strap on a pair meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is strap on a pair?
Strap on a pair is a verb.
What is the past tense of strap on a pair?
The past tense of strap on a pair is strapped on a pair.

Words near strap on a pair in the dictionary

  1. strap lines
  2. strap mount
  3. strap mounts
  4. strap oil
  5. strap on
  6. strap on a pair
  7. strap on the boots
  8. strap on the feedbag
  9. strap ons
  10. strap rail
  11. strap rails

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Adapted from Wiktionary: strap on a pair (page history and authors); strap on a pair (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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