PLUCK UP (THE) COURAGE (TO DO STH)

Meaning of PLUCK UP (THE) COURAGE (TO DO STH) in English

to make yourself do sth even though you are afraid to do it :

I finally plucked up the courage to ask her for a date.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLUCK — I. ˈplək verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English plucken, from Old English pluccian; akin to Middle Dutch plucken, plocken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DO — I. (|)dü, _də or +V _dəw verb ( past first & third singular did (|)did, _dəd ; or nonstandard done …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation south
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
PLUCK — (n.) The act of plucking, or the state of being plucked, at college. See Pluck, v. t., 4.
Английский словарь Webster
PLUCK — (v. i.) To make a motion of pulling or twitching; -- usually with at; as, to pluck at one's gown.
Английский словарь Webster
PLUCK — (v. t.) To strip of, or as of, feathers; as, to pluck a fowl.
Английский словарь Webster
PLUCK — (v. t.) Especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something, with a …
Английский словарь Webster
PLUCK — ( v. t. ) To strip of, or as of, feathers; as, to pluck a fowl.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLUCK — ( v. t. ) Especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLUCK — ( v. i. ) To make a motion of pulling or twitching; -- usually with at; as, to pluck at …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLUCK — ( n. ) The act of plucking, or the state of being plucked, at college. See Pluck, v. t., 4.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLUCK — — plucker , n. /pluk/ , v.t. 1. to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DO — do 1 /dooh/ ; unstressed /doo, deuh/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. do , 2nd do …
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
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLUCK — I. ˈplək verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pluccian; akin to Middle High German pflücken to pluck Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DO — I. ˈdü verb ( did ˈdid, dəd ; done ˈdən ; do·ing ˈdü-iŋ ; does ˈdəz) Etymology: Middle English don, …
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
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
PLUCK — vt the lyrie. 2. pluck ·noun the act of plucking; a pull; a twitch. 3. pluck ·vt to reject at …
Webster English vocab
DO — noun deed; act; fear. 2. do ·noun a cheat; a swindle. 3. do ·noun ado; bustle; stir; to do. 4. …
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COURAGE — noun heart; inclination; desire; will. 2. courage ·noun the heart; spirit; temper; disposition. 3. courage ·noun that quality of mind …
Webster English vocab
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
PLUCK — [pluck] vb [ME, fr. OE pluccian; akin to MHG pflucken to pluck] vt (bef. 12c) 1: to pull or pick …
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 …
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PLUCK — pluck BrE AmE plʌk ▷ plucked plʌkt ▷ plucking ˈplʌk ɪŋ ▷ plucks plʌks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COURAGE — courage, C~ BrE AmE ˈkʌr ɪdʒ AmE ˈkɝː ɪdʒ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLUCK — / plʌk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb HAIR 1. [ vn ] pluck sth (out) to pull out …
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UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLUCK — I. pluck 1 /plʌk/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: pluccian ] 1 . PULL SOMETHING [transitive] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DO — v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1 tr. perform, carry out, achieve, complete …
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
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PLUCK — v. & n. v. 1 tr. (often foll. by out, off, etc.) remove by picking or pulling out or away. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DO — v. & n. v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1 tr. perform, carry out, achieve, complete …
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
DO — 1. v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1. tr. perform, carry out, achieve, …
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
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DO — I. AUXILIARY VERB USES /də, STRONG du:/ ( does, doing, did, done) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLUCK — ( plucks, plucking, plucked) 1. If you pluck a fruit, flower, or leaf, you take it between your fingers and …
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
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
PLUCK
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COURAGE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COURAGE — [noun] [U] - the ability to control fear and to deal with danger, pain, uncertainty etc.; braveryShe was a woman …
Cambridge English vocab
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLUCK — Synonyms and related words : accumulate, amass, assemble, avulse, backbone, bare, bleed, bleed white, bob, boldness, bottle, bottom, bravery, bring …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Slang English vocab
PLUCK — Courage. He wants pluck: he is a coward. Against the pluck; against the inclination. Pluck the Ribbon; ring the bell. …
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
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

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