keep+one's+courage
91lose heart — {v. phr.} To feel discouraged because of failure; to lose hope of success. * /The team had won no games and it lost heart./ Contrast: TAKE HEART …
92whistle in the dark — phrasal : to keep up one s courage by or as if by whistling a series of optimistic statements and much whistling in the dark Rupert Emerson * * * whistle in the dark To do something to quell one s fear • • • Main Entry: ↑whistle * * * pretend to… …
93bear up — {v.} 1. To hold up; carry; support; encourage. * /The old bridge can hardly bear up its own weight any more./ * /He was borne up by love of country./ 2. To keep up one s courage or strength; last. Often used with under . * /This boat will bear up …
94whistle in the dark — {v. phr.}, {informal} To try to stay brave and forget your fear. * /Tom said he could fight the bully with one hand, but we knew that he was just whistling in the dark./ (From the fact that people sometimes whistle when walking in a dark, scary… …
95bear up — {v.} 1. To hold up; carry; support; encourage. * /The old bridge can hardly bear up its own weight any more./ * /He was borne up by love of country./ 2. To keep up one s courage or strength; last. Often used with under . * /This boat will bear up …
96whistle in the dark — {v. phr.}, {informal} To try to stay brave and forget your fear. * /Tom said he could fight the bully with one hand, but we knew that he was just whistling in the dark./ (From the fact that people sometimes whistle when walking in a dark, scary… …
97whistle in the dark — phrasal to keep up one s courage by or as if by whistling …
98image — 01. In the Muslim religion, it is forbidden to make any [images] of God, so mosques are decorated with quotes from the Koran rather than pictures of religious figures. 02. One of the most important [images] of the fall of communism in the 1980s… …
99proportion — 01. Because we have a home based business, we can deduct a [proportion] of our rent as an expense when we do our income tax. 02. Writer Anais Nin observed that life shrinks or expands in [proportion] to one s courage. 03. A large [proportion] of… …
100bear\ up — v 1. To hold up; carry; support; encourage. The old bridge can hardly bear up its own weight any more. He was borne up by love of country. 2. To keep up one s courage or strength; last. Often used with under . This boat will bear up under… …
