The story
- Middle English · inherited fromlyke a man“in the manner of a man, in accordance with man”
- English todaylike a man
From Middle English lyke a man (“in the manner of a man, in accordance with man”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
like a man
Today it means: Bravely, decisively, and without complaining. Full definition →
Middle English lyke a man