Emotions & feelings
pluck up the courage
make yourself brave enough
If you pluck up the courage to do something, you make yourself brave enough to do it.
Hear it in real life
Did you speak to your neighbour?
Yes, I plucked up the courage this morning.
I finally plucked up the courage to ask for a pay rise.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I plucked the courage up to call him.
Say: I plucked up the courage to call him.
Keep “up” immediately after “pluck” in this fixed phrase.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
pluck up the courage to do something; plucked up the courage
Your turn: say it out loud
I finally plucked up the courage to ask for a pay rise.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
pluck up the courage
make yourself brave enough
“I finally plucked up the courage to ask for a pay rise.”
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