intestinal fortitude
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of intestinal fortitude
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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“The message to other colleges is to have the intestinal fortitude to be the adult in the room,” Mr. Plakas said in an interview after the jury had awarded damages in June 2019.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
The event became an easy punchline, and, as the Washington Post reported at the time, a test of "viewers' intestinal fortitude."
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2021
In another sense, it’s a timely tribute to those who had the intestinal fortitude to stand up to the sweeping forces of evil at the cost of their livelihoods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2018
Whoever has the intestinal fortitude or the megalomaniac instincts sufficient to lead any kind of a revolution will inevitably disappoint horribly.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 18, 2018
These persons who promulgate and enforce such policies either have not the understanding of the problem or they do not have the intestinal fortitude to do what they think if they do understand it.
From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by Morris J. MacGregor
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