courage

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkʌrɪdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɜrɪdʒ, ˈkʌr-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kûr′ij, kur′-)

Collocations for "courage"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "courage" in context.

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courage

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. It took [great, extraordinary] courage.
  2. [showed, displayed] [great] courage [in, to, with, against]
  3. showed [great] courage [defending, taking on, competing with]
  4. don't have [the, enough] courage to
  5. (can't) find the courage to [ask, go, do, say]
  6. had the courage to [ask]
  7. At least she had the courage to [ask].
  8. [summoned, gathered] up enough courage to [ask]
  9. [requires, needs] a lot of courage
  10. That must have taken a lot of courage.
  11. didn't have the necessary courage to
  12. suffering from a lack of courage
  13. an [act, accomplishment] of great courage
  14. a [feat, mission, task, discipline] of great courage
  15. [blunted, dented, deflated] their courage
  16. UK: [take, have] a bit of Dutch courage before (the interview)
'courage' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Dutch - beyond - bravery - breathtaking - build - confront - drum - extraordinary - falter - have - muster - ounce - patent - quail - rare - save - sew - show - summon - test - work

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