Meanings
present singular third person plucks up one's courage · participle present plucking up one's courage · participle past plucked up one's courage · past plucked up one's courage · alternative pluck up the courage · alternative pluck up courage
- To muster the bravery and will to do something.
Synonyms: gather up one's courage, screw up one's courage
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo muster the bravery and will to do something.
Translations
Dutch de stoute schoenen aantrekken, de moed bijeenrapen
- de stoute schoenen aantrekkento muster the bravery to do something
- de moed bijeenrapento muster the bravery to do something
Finnish rohkaistua, kerätä rohkeutta
- rohkaistuato muster the bravery to do something
- kerätä rohkeuttato muster the bravery to do something
French prendre son courage à deux mains, prendre ses couilles en main
- prendre son courage à deux mainsto muster the bravery to do something
- prendre ses couilles en mainto muster the bravery to do something
Italian farsi coraggio, farsi forza
- farsi coraggioto muster the bravery to do something
- farsi forzato muster the bravery to do something
Polish zbierać się na odwagę, zebrać się na odwagę
- zbierać się na odwagęto muster the bravery to do something
- zebrać się na odwagęto muster the bravery to do something
Cite this entry
pluck up one's courage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pluck%20up%20one's%20courage
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