pluck up one's courage

See: SCREW UP ONE'S COURAGE.

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screw up one's courage

[screw up one's courage] or [pluck up one's courage] {v. phr.} To force yourself to be brave. * /The small boy screwed up his courage and went upstairs in the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[pluck up] {v.} 1. To have (courage) by your own effort; make yourself have (courage). * /In spite of failure, he plucked up heart to continue./ * /He plucked up […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[courage] See: [HAVE THE COURAGE OF ONE'S CONVICTIONS], [SCREW UP ONE'S COURAGE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[have the courage of one's convictions] {v. phr.} To be brave enough to act according to your beliefs. * /Steve showed that he had the courage of his convictions by […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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