Dutch Courage (Noun)
Meaning
Courage resulting from intoxication.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- After a few shots of whiskey, he found some Dutch courage and approached the girl he had been crushing on.
- The stumbling drunk found enough Dutch courage to start singing karaoke in front of the entire bar.
- It took a few beers for him to find the Dutch courage to tell his boss he was quitting the job.
- Thanks to the champagne, she felt a sudden surge of Dutch courage and started dancing on the table.
- With a bit of Dutch courage from the vodka, he finally worked up the nerve to propose to his girlfriend.