liquid courage

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Noun

liquid courage (uncountable)

1. (idiomatic) Alcohol drunk to induce a feeling of courage.
   • 2023 August 30, Linda Geddes, “‘Beer goggles’ study finds alcohol does not make people seem better looking”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     “Their findings essentially suggest that while intoxication may not have resulted in beer goggles, it did seem to increase liquid courage, in that people were more likely to indicate a desire to interact with attractive others,” said Monk, whose previous research had found some evidence to support the beer goggles effect.

Translations

Translations

• Japanese: 酔った勢い (よったいきおい, yottaikioi)

See also

• Dutch courage
• pot-valiant

Further reading

• Dutch courage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia