nutted up
Found one's spine
Nutted up means to summon courage or resolve, especially when facing something difficult or frightening—essentially, to grow a pair: He finally nutted up and asked her out.
The phrase treats testicles as the source of bravery.
Less commonly, it can mean to go crazy or lose control, from a different sense of nuts meaning insane.
- adrenaline rushIntense sudden excitement
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- flipped outLost emotional control suddenly
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
self-control · gut check · keep it together · stoicism · wigged out · balls · fear · composure · blew a gasket · frustration · overwhelm · hysteria · distress · dry mouth · agitation · muscle tension · coping skills · fight-or-flight response
nutted upchickened out
Retreated from fear
punked out · wimped out · backed down · cowered · bitched out
nutted upfell apart
Broke into components
lost it · cracked · broke down · freaked out · panicked
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