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Meaning of Dutch courage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The courage or bravado induced by alcohol.
    idiomatic, uncountable
  2. An alcoholic drink, taken to bolster one's courage.
    idiomatic, uncountable

Equivalents

Suomi rohkaisuryyppy
Gàidhlig misneachd òil
Nederlands dronkenmansmoed jenevermoed

Examples

“I was beginning to wish I'd had the sense to spend the last hour in a pub. Dutch courage would have been better than no courage at all.”
“Another five minutes wait and we finally raise glasses in a toast to the evening. ‘So, what's the plan?’ ‘Well, we can go straight to the casino after this or we can get half a skinful of Dutch courage.’”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Dutch crunch Dutch date Dutch disease Dutch doll Dutch door Dutch doughnut

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