词组 | to have the courage of one's convictions |
释义 | (redirected from to have the courage of one's convictions)have the courage of one's convictionsto have enough courage and determination to carry out one's goals. It's fine to have noble goals in life and to believe in great things. If you don't have the courage of your convictions, you'll never reach your goals. Jane was successful because she had the courage of her convictions. have the courage of your convictionsact on your beliefs despite danger or disapproval. 1998 Times The knives were out for us and we had to have the courage of our convictions. courage of one's convictions, to have theTo act in accordance with one’s beliefs. The term may have originated in France since at first it was stated as the courage of his opinions (le courage de son opinion); it so appears in John Morley’s biography of Diderot (1878). A 1989 political cartoonist put an amusing twist on it in criticizing President George H.W. Bush’s changing stand on abortion: “It’s nice to see he has the courage of his elections” (Wasserman, Boston Globe, Nov. 9, 1989). See also put one's money where one's mouth is. |
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