screw up (one's) courage to the sticking place

To remain bold, resolute, determined, and courageous, especially in the face of possible danger, difficulty, hardship, or adversity. Men, some of us may not make it back alive, but such is the nature of war; so screw up your courage to the sticking place and show them what you're made of! I'm really nervous about asking Sarah out on a date, but I just need to screw up my courage to the sticking place and go through with it.

See also: courage, place, screw, stick, up

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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screw (one's) courage to the sticking place
hold (one's) nerve
a stout heart
put up a struggle
hard knocks
a lot of pluck
what (one) is made of
what somebody is made of
push ahead
push ahead (with something)

词组	screw up (one's) courage to the sticking place
释义	screw up (one's) courage to the sticking place screw up (one's) courage to the sticking place To remain bold, resolute, determined, and courageous, especially in the face of possible danger, difficulty, hardship, or adversity. Men, some of us may not make it back alive, but such is the nature of war; so screw up your courage to the sticking place and show them what you're made of! I'm really nervous about asking Sarah out on a date, but I just need to screw up my courage to the sticking place and go through with it. See also: courage, place, screw, stick, up Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: screw (one's) courage to the sticking place hold (one's) nerve a stout heart put up a struggle hard knocks a lot of pluck what (one) is made of what somebody is made of push ahead push ahead (with something)
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