moral courage (=the courage to do the right thing ) He said his faith gave him the moral courage to survive his ordeal. personal courage (=the courage of one particular person ) Her recovery owed a great deal to her personal courage. enough/sufficient courage Harry plucked up enough courage to ask her out. adjectives great courage The men had fought with great courage.
It takes courage to do something/sth takes courage (=needs courage ) It takes courage to make a big change in your life like that. lack the courage to do something He lacked the courage to look her full in the face. pluck up/screw up the courage to do something (=try to find it ) He was trying to pluck up the courage to end their relationship. find the courage to do something You must find the courage to deal with the problem. phrases have the courage to do something I didn’t have the courage to say what I really thought. something gives you courage (=makes you feel that you have courage ) My mother nodded, which gave me the courage to speak up. somebody’s courage fails (=is not great enough to do something ) I was going to jump but my courage failed at the last moment. bolster your courage (=make it stronger ) They sang and whistled as they marched, to bolster their courage. summon (up)/muster your courage (=make yourself feel brave ) Summoning all her courage, she got up to see what the noise was. show courage The pilot showed great skill and courage. 2 → have the courage of your (own) convictions → Dutch courage COLLOCATIONS verbs have courage She certainly has a lot of courage. Driving again after his accident must have taken a lot of courage (=needed courage ). summon/pluck up the courage (to do something) (=find the courage to do something ) I plucked up the courage to go out by myself. He did not have the courage to tell Nicola that he was ending their affair. courage to do something Gradually I lost the courage to speak out about anything.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English courage cour‧age / ˈkʌrɪdʒ $ ˈkɜːr- /
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