TAKE ONE'S COURAGE IN BOTH HANDS

Meaning of TAKE ONE'S COURAGE IN BOTH HANDS in English

nerve oneself to do something that frightens one.

→ courage

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TAKE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOTH — ambi. BOTH - AND -: é ... é
English interlingue dictionary
TAKE — I. ˈtāk transitive verb ( took ˈtu̇k, dial ˈtək ; or dialect tak·en ˈtākən sometimes -k ə ŋ ; taken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOTH — I. ˈbōth adjective Etymology: Middle English bothe, bathe, from Old Norse bāthir, adjective & pron.; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANDS — plural of hand present third singular of hand
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COURAGE — ˈkər.]ij, ˈkə.r], ]ēj\ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English corage, from Old French corage, curage, from cuer heart (from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COURAGE — /kerr"ij, kur"-/ , n. 1. the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOTH — /bohth/ , adj. 1. one and the other; two together: He met both sisters. Both performances were canceled. pron. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HANDS — n. force of workers that is available, workforce
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TAKE — I. ˈtāk verb ( took ˈtu̇k ; tak·en ˈtā-kən ; tak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOTH — I. ˈbōth pronoun, plural in construction Etymology: Middle English bothe, probably from Old Norse bāthir; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COURAGE — noun Etymology: Middle English corage, from Anglo-French curage, from quer, coer heart, from Latin cor — more at heart Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAKE — p.p. taken. 2. take ·noun the quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. 3. take ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
COURAGE — noun heart; inclination; desire; will. 2. courage ·noun the heart; spirit; temper; disposition. 3. courage ·noun that quality of mind …
Webster English vocab
BOTH — conj as well; not only; equally. 2. both (·adj or ·pron) the one and the other; the two; the pair, …
Webster English vocab
HANDS — with reference to someone's power or control: → hand
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAKE — [take] vb took ; tak.en ; tak.ing [ME, fr. OE tacan, fr. ON taka; akin to MD taken to take] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COURAGE — [cour.age] n [ME corage, fr. OF, fr. cuer heart, fr. L cor--more at heart] (14c): mental or moral strength to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOTH — [both] pron, pl in constr [ME bothe, fr. ON bathir; akin to OHG beide both] (12c): the one as well …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COURAGE — courage, C~ BrE AmE ˈkʌr ɪdʒ AmE ˈkɝː ɪdʒ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TAKE — / teɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( took / tʊk; NAmE / taken / ˈteɪkən; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COURAGE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOTH — / bəʊθ; NAmE boʊθ/ determiner , pronoun 1. used with plural nouns to mean 'the two' or 'the one as …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAKE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COURAGE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOTH — I. both 1 S1 W1 /bəʊθ $ boʊθ/ BrE AmE determiner , predeterminer , pronoun 1 . used to talk …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COURAGE — n. the ability to disregard fear; bravery. øcourage of one's convictions the courage to act on one's beliefs. lose courage …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOTH — adj., pron., & adv. --adj. & pron. the two, not only one (both boys; both the boys; both of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAKE — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COURAGE — n. the ability to disregard fear; bravery. courage of one's convictions the courage to act on one's beliefs. lose courage …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOTH — adj., pron., & adv. adj. & pron. the two, not only one (both boys; both the boys; both of the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1. tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
COURAGE — n. the ability to disregard fear; bravery. Phrases and idioms: courage of one's convictions the courage to act on one's …
Oxford English vocab
BOTH — adj., pron., & adv. --adj. & pron. the two, not only one (both boys; both the boys; both of the …
Oxford English vocab
TAKE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COURAGE — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Courage is the quality shown by …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOTH — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use both when you are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COURAGE — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Courage is the quality shown by …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BOTH — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ when you are …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COURAGE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOTH — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES both sexes (= both men and women ) ▪ People of both sexes buy her …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HANDS — [plural] [noun]I'm worried about confidential information falling into the wrong hands (= being received by people who could use it …
Cambridge English vocab
COURAGE — [noun] [U] - the ability to control fear and to deal with danger, pain, uncertainty etc.; braveryShe was a woman …
Cambridge English vocab
BOTH — [predeterminer], determiner, [pronoun] - (referring to) two people or things togetherBoth my parents are journalists.Her interest in the newspaper business …
Cambridge English vocab
HANDS — Synonyms and related words : administration, authority, claws, clutches, command, control, disposition, domination, dominion, empery, empire, fighting force, firepower, forces, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COURAGE
Slang English vocab
BOTH — See: CUT BOTH WAYS, PLAGUE ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES.
Slang English vocab
COURAGE — n. Function: noun a quality of mind or temperament that enables one to stand fast in the face of opposition, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HANDS — n. pl. See clutches .
Dictionary of English Synonyms
COURAGE — noun a quality of mind or temperament that enables one to stand fast in the face of opposition, hardship, or …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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