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pluck up your courage
idiom(alsopluck up (the) courage to do something)
C2
to force yourself to be brave enough to do something, although you are frightened or worried about it: 鼓起勇气
He finally plucked up courage to ask her to marry him.他最终鼓起勇气向她求婚。
I'd love to do a parachute jump, but I can't pluck up the/enough courage.我很想跳伞，但没那份胆量。
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audacious
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nerves of steelidiom
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