Dutch courage
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Dutch courage … John le Carré's Toby Bell takes to a cafe to prepare himself to steal an illicit recording back from his employer.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 12, 2013
He sought his black bottle for Dutch courage; but before he could raise it to his bloodless lips, the wounded man perceived him, and he gave a cry of terror.
From Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigand's of Greece by Bracebridge Hemyng
His face grew paler, his scar waxed redder, and with all his Dutch courage there was a look of alarm visible in his cold eyes.
From The Bishop's Secret by Fergus Hume
The effect was marvelous, and enabled me clearly to understand the meaning of the familiar term "Dutch courage," so that I watched from afar the fight to the end without a return of funk.
From The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume II by William James Stillman
This rock was afterwards known as rock Donner or Donnerock, and will stand forever an imperishable monument commemorative of "Dutch courage."
From Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale by John Sherburne Sleeper
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