Dutch courage

Example Sentences

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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

That’s what all fellows who go in for a bit of a spree with other people’s coin say to themselves, so as to give them Dutch courage.

From The New Mistress A Tale by Fenn, George Manville

I won’t act like a sham, even if I am where there’s so much Dutch courage.

From Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer by Fenn, George Manville

"I think, sir," observed I, "that it is an injustice to this fine ship's company to hint at their requiring Dutch courage."

From Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 by Marryat, Frederick

It came to her in a flash how impossible it was for him, with no pride but self-love, no courage but Dutch courage, to understand fearlessness and endurance.

From Captivity by Eyles, M. Leonora