get enough guts up (to do something)
get enough guts up (to do something)
To muster or draw upon one's courage or resolve to do something. I wanted to ask Mary Sue to the prom, but I couldn't get enough guts up. I hope Jonathan finally gets enough guts up to ask his boss for a raise.
See also: enough, get, gut, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- get the guts up (to do something)
- get enough nerve up
- get enough nerve up (to do something)
- get the nerve up (to do something)
- get enough pluck up (to do something)
- get enough spunk up (to do something)
- spunk
- get enough courage up
- get enough courage up (to do something)
- get the pluck up (to do something)