screw (one's) courage to the sticking place

To remain bold, resolute, determined, and courageous, especially in the face of possible danger, difficulty, hardship, or adversity. Taken from a line in Shakespeare’s Macbeth: “We fail! But screw your courage to the sticking-place, and we’ll not fail.” Watch the video

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