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pluck up [one's] courage
To emotionally prepare oneself to do a frightening or overwhelming task; to bolster one's courage. I'm really nervous about asking Sarah out on a date, but I just need to pluck up my courage and go through with it. I know he's terrified of speaking in public, so he's plucking up his courage with a stiff drink.See also: courage, pluck, uppluck up someone's courage
to bolster someone's, including one's own, courage. I hope you are able to pluck up your courage so that you can do what has to be done. Some good advice from a friend helped pluck up my courage.See also: courage, pluck, uppluck/screw/summon up [your/the] ˈcourage [to do something]
force yourself to be brave enough to do something: I had liked her for a long time, and eventually I plucked up the courage to ask her out. I finally screwed up my courage and went to the dentist.See also: courage, pluck, screw, summon, upSee also:- for [one's] [own] sake
- for sake
- comfortable in [one's] own skin
- watch [one's] six
- check [one's] six
- check your six
- put [oneself] on the line
- put yourself on the line
- wash hands of
- wash your hands of something/someone