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Meanings of pluck up courage in English

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Usage of pluck up courage in English
1
By and by I pluck up courage and pluck him by the sleeve.
Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 32, November 5, 1870
2
Perhaps Stevens will pluck up courage to ring the bell for afternoon service.
The Luckiest Girl in the School
3
She was forced, therefore, to pluck up courage, and to ask the question.
He Knew He Was Right
4
Maurice wished to ask for a barber, but could not pluck up courage.
The Puritans
5
I suppose, dear, we must pluck up courage, and get that ceremony over?
Jude the Obscure
6
I pluck up courage; I prudently remove to the other end of the room.
The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 07
7
He sighed, and promised to pluck up courage to hurry matters to a crisis.
Selected Stories of Bret Harte
8
And now kindly pluck up courage and name the picture.
Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers
9
Come, pluck up courage; I am sure to be on your side, you know.
Love Me Little, Love Me Long
10
Come, pluck up courage, cram yourself till you burst!
Peace
11
They began to pluck up courage, and even to talk to one another in low whispers.
A Popular Schoolgirl
12
There was a brief pause before the girl could pluck up courage enough for an answer.
Within the Law: From the Play of Bayard Veiller
13
Hine had been endeavoring to pluck up courage to use her Christian name all the evening.
Running Water
14
This time I resolved to pluck up courage.
The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 07
15
Come, pluck up courage, and front the inevitable.
Infelice
16
And then, as she finished speaking, she did pluck up courage to look him in the face.
Castle Richmond
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