make a man of

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to make a young man develop and become more adult

   I said, "I'm gonna make a man out of you if I have to break you in two trying."

In the movies · 1

• I said, "I'm gonna make a man out of you if I have to break you in two trying."12 Angry Men1957
• You swore to make Spider-Man pay.Spider-Man 22004
• And Janet, we're all hoping you can make a man out of Brian.End of Watch2012
• Isn't that what makes a man?The Big Lebowski1998
• I can't make it, man.Juice1992
• There is nothing about you that makes a man a man, okay?The Other Guys2010
• You see, it takes patience to make a man.Transformers: Age of Extinction2014
• Now what charms this bitch got make a man brave a blizzard kill in cold bloodThe Hateful Eight2015

Learn it in full scenes

• 12 Angry Men1957
  • Jurors Gather in the Jury Room
  • Juror 8 Votes Not Guilty
  • The Jurors Go Around the Table

From the same entry

• as one man
• be man
• be man enough
• every man for himself
• a man about town
• man and boy
• the man in the street
• a man of God cloth
• the man of the match
• a man of the people
• man's best friend
• a man's home is his castle