False or temporary courage acquired by drinking alcohol.
Examples:
- He had a quick drink to give him Dutch courage.
Origin: Alludes to the reputed heavy drinking of the Dutch; first referred to in Edmund Waller's Instructions to a Painter (1665).
False or temporary courage acquired by drinking alcohol.
Examples:
Origin: Alludes to the reputed heavy drinking of the Dutch; first referred to in Edmund Waller's Instructions to a Painter (1665).