take courage
Summon your nerve
Take courage is an exhortation to summon bravery or resolve in the face of difficulty: Take courage—the worst is behind us.
The phrase sounds somewhat formal or literary, often appearing in religious or inspirational contexts.
To take courage from something is to draw confidence or hope from it: She took courage from the doctor's optimism.
- bear upWithstand adversity courageously
- lionheartedExceptionally brave and bold
- braveryBoldness before danger
- man upEmbrace toughness, colloquially
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
resolve · valor · fearlessness · boldness · brave face · pluck · nerves of steel · rise to the challenge · face your fears · intrepidity · look in the face · hold your ground · grit · steel oneself · dig deep · rise to the occasion · gut it out · dauntlessness
take couragelose heart
Become discouraged or demoralized
despair · lose one's nerve · cower · panic · quail
take couragegive up
Stop attempting something
back down · retreat · shrink back · flee · run away
take couragegive up
Stop attempting something
capitulate · throw in the towel · resign oneself · abandon hope · crumble
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