take courage
51take\ off\ one's\ hat\ to — v. phr. To give honor, praise, and respect to. He is my enemy, but I take off my hat to him for his courage. Compare: hand it to …
52take away from — PHRASAL VERB If something takes away from an achievement, success, or quality, or takes something away from it, it makes it seem lower in value or worth than it should be. [V P P n] It s starting to rain again. Not enough to take away from the… …
53take heart — have courage, be strong When we had troubles, Grandpa said, Take heart, my children …
54take heart — phrasal to gain courage or confidence …
55take heart — idi to regain one s courage; become heartened …
56take a lot of nerve — 1. tv. to be very rude; to require a lot of rudeness (to behave so badly). □ He walked out on her, and that took a lot of nerve! □ That took a lot of nerve! You took my parking place! 2. tv. to require courage. □ He climbed the mountain with a… …
57To take heart of grace — Heart Heart (h[aum]rt), n. [OE. harte, herte, heorte, AS. heorte; akin to OS. herta, OFies. hirte, D. hart, OHG. herza, G. herz, Icel. hjarta, Sw. hjerta, Goth. ha[ i]rt[=o], Lith. szirdis, Russ. serdtse, Ir. cridhe, L. cor, Gr. kardi a, kh^r.… …
58To take to heart — Heart Heart (h[aum]rt), n. [OE. harte, herte, heorte, AS. heorte; akin to OS. herta, OFies. hirte, D. hart, OHG. herza, G. herz, Icel. hjarta, Sw. hjerta, Goth. ha[ i]rt[=o], Lith. szirdis, Russ. serdtse, Ir. cridhe, L. cor, Gr. kardi a, kh^r.… …
59pluck up courage — ● courage * * * I pluck up (or screw up or take) courage make an effort to do something that frightens one II see courage * * * pluck up (the) courage ◇ If you pluck up (the) courage to do something, you become brave enough to do it …
60To take a newspaper — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …