"screw up one's courage" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: screws up one's courage [present, singular, third-person], screwing up one's courage [participle, present], screwed up one's courage [participle, past], screwed up one's courage [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} screw up one's courage (third-person singular simple present screws up one's courage, present participle screwing up one's courage, simple past and past participle screwed up one's courage)
  1. Synonym of pluck up one's courage Synonyms: pluck up one's courage [synonym, synonym-of], screw up the courage
    Sense id: en-screw_up_one's_courage-en-verb-8upn3Jac Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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