Gender-neutral equivalent for "Take it like a man"
I'd like to find some gender-neutral equivalents of the phrase
Take it like a man
I'm not looking only for existing phrases -- any interesting ideas for expressing the sentiment "be tough", without implying that only one gender or the other would be tough, are welcome.
Solution 1:
"Keep a stiff upper lip"
"Keep your chin up"
"Take one for the team"
"Grin and bear it"
"Suck it up"
"Roll with the punches"
"Nil illegitimi carborundum"
and a personal favorite, especially in context of this question,
"Put on your big girl panties"
Solution 2:
The gender neutral form of man is adult or grown-up, so I would suggest:
Take it like an adult
Take it like a grown-up
These are not as idiomatic and do not really preserve the original force of the statement, but that's how gender neutrality often goes.
Solution 3:
Harden up
Toughen up
No guts, no glory!
An appropriate equivalent would be like:
Take it like a champ!