Dutch courage
Example Sentences
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"As a society, we need to normalise socialising without the Dutch courage and prove to people that you really can have a blast without the booze," says Mr Sargood.
From BBC
No Dutch courage was necessary for these singers, though.
From New York Times
"I don't think I'm very good at it and therefore need some Dutch courage to get me on the floor," one said.
From BBC
It’s said that it was introduced to Britain by soldiers who had drunk it in the Netherlands during the Eighty Years’ War, hence the expression “Dutch courage.”
Suddenly the Dutch have got their Dutch courage back.
From The Guardian
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
