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Dutch courage
noun
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Noun
- 1 The courage or bravado induced by alcohol. idiomatic, uncountable
"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."
- 2 courage resulting from intoxication wordnet
- 3 An alcoholic drink, taken to bolster one's courage. idiomatic, uncountable
"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.’"
Etymology
This dates back to a time of intense political rivalry between England and the Netherlands, and was originally an ethnic slur.
See also for "dutch courage"
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