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Dutch courage
noun[ U ]
UKuk /ˌdʌtʃ ˈkʌr.ɪdʒ/ us /ˌdʌtʃ ˈkɝː.ɪdʒ/(USliquid courage)
the confidence that some people get from drinking alcohol before they do something that needs courage酒胆，酒后之勇
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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audaciousness
audacity
backbone
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courage
daring
derring-do
fearlessness
fighting spirit
grit
gut
heart
intestinal fortitude
liquid courage
nerve
pluck
swash
valiance
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Drinking alcohol
Do I look, she asked, "as if I needed Dutch courage?"
I was inclined to the latter opinion, and therefore tasted the liquor for the purpose of seeing if I could not get a little Dutch courage.
I'll never get our names down right unless I have a drink to give me a bit of Dutch courage.
In the eighties he would have been shot in the back by some scoundrel who had primed himself with Dutch courage from adulterated whisky.
Why do you think I can't work without Dutch courage?
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