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Dutch courage |
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Dutch courage (humorous) the confidence that you get by drinking alcohol before you do something that you are frightened of doing. He had another drink to give him Dutch courage for what he might find at home. |
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[1] Dutch courage is courage that results from indulgence in Dutch gin or Hollands; here applied to the gin itself. |
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Dutch courage
