Screw your courage to the sticking place






Phrases from Shakespeare



Screw your courage to the sticking place





Meaning:

Be firm and resolute.



Example:







Origin:

This line is from Shakespeare's Macbeth, 1605:

Lady Macbeth:

'We fail! But screw your courage to the sticking-place, and we'll not fail.'
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