PLUCK UP ONE'S COURAGE


Meaning of PLUCK UP ONE'S COURAGE in English

{v. phr.} To force yourself to be brave. * /The small boy screwed up his courage and went upstairs in the dark./ * /When his father came home in a bad mood, it took Pete some time to screw up his courage and ask him for a dollar./ Compare: WHISTLE IN THE DARK.

Slang English vocab.      Английский сленговый словарь.