having nerves of steel

“It was really special to see, but really tough to go against. I’m just so proud of my team for stepping up to that, having nerves of steel.”

Police chief Zafisambatra Ravoavy, in an interview with Agence France-Presse, described Gelle as having “nerves of steel.”

The shrieking of the wind, the occasional glare of the moonlight through the rattling lattice windows, and the apparent rocking of the very rafters above him thrilled him into new and ever recurring sensations of fear—yet he was no coward, and had often prided himself on having 'nerves of steel and sinews of iron.'