screw\ up\ one's\ courage

screw\ up\ one's\ courage
• screw up one's courage
• 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 dark.

When his father came home in a bad mood, it took Pete some time to screw up his courage and ask him for a dollar.

Compare: whistle in the dark

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  • 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 dark./ * /When his father came home in a bad mood, it took Pete some time to screw up his courage and ask him for …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • 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 dark./ * /When his father came home in a bad mood, it took Pete some time to screw up his courage and ask him for …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • pluck\ up\ one's\ courage — • screw up one s courage • 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 dark. When his father came home in a bad mood, it took Pete some time to screw up his courage… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • pluck up one's courage — See: SCREW UP ONE S COURAGE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pluck up one's courage — See: SCREW UP ONE S COURAGE …   Dictionary of American idioms

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