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intestinal fortitude
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noun
courage; resoluteness; endurance; guts: to have intestinal fortitude.
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Origin of intestinal fortitude
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby intestinal fortitude
intestinal, intestinal amebiasis, intestinal bypass, intestinal flora, intestinal flu, intestinal fortitude, intestine, intestines, in that, in that case, in the act
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How to use intestinal fortitude in a sentence
The president felt he was showing intestinal fortitude by resisting pressure to maintain a residual force, which he insists would have led to an escalation of the conflict.
The Kabul evacuation illuminated a dangerous strain of thought in the military about civilian control|James Hohmann|September 1, 2021|Washington PostThis shortage of intestinal fortitude had enormous military consequences.