Dutch courage
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Noun
Dutch courage (uncountable)
- (idiomatic) The courage or bravado induced by alcohol.
- Synonym: pot-valiancy
- 2010, Minette Walters, The Shape of Snakes, Pan Macmillan (→ISBN)
- I was beginning to wish I'd had the sense to spend the last hour in a pub. Dutch courage would have been better than no courage at all.
- (idiomatic) An alcoholic drink, taken to bolster one's courage.
- 2015, R.A. Barnes, Peril: A Ger Mayes Crime Novel, Marble City Publishing (→ISBN)
- Another five minutes wait and we finally raise glasses in a toast to the evening. ‘So, what's the plan?’ ‘Well, we can go straight to the casino after this or we can get half a skinful of Dutch courage.’
- 2015, R.A. Barnes, Peril: A Ger Mayes Crime Novel, Marble City Publishing (→ISBN)
Usage notes
- This term may be offensive to Dutch people.
Related terms
- liquid courage
Translations
false courage
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alcoholic drink
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