Have the courage of your convictions In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "have the courage of your convictions", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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2021-06-23 12:06

Meaning of Have the courage of your convictions (redirected from have the courage of (one's) convictions )

Synonyms:

to stand your ground

Have the courage of (one's) convictions phrasal verb

Use to express someone's strong belief about his or her opinion or goals despite another disagreement and disapproval.

He didn't care about the negative comments about his songs and he had the courage of his convictions.

Don't worry too much! Have the courage of your convictions! We are always here for you.

The son did not listen to his parents' advice and continued to do the heavy lifting. You know, he had the courage of his convictions.

Other phrases about:

Give the benefit of the doubt

To decide to believe someone‘s saying although they may not tell the truth

have something on good authority

to believe certain information from the person you trust or a reliable source.

hang (one's) hat on (something)

1. If you hang your hat on something, you depend or reply on it.

2. If you hang your hat on something, you believe or trust it.

put stock in something

To trust, belive, have high opinion, have faith of something

take (something) as gospel

If you take something as gospel, you definitely believe it without without any hesitation.

Grammar and Usage of Have the courage of (one's) convictions

The verb "have" should be conjugated according to its tense.

More examples:

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Origin of Have the courage of (one's) convictions

The phrase may have come from France since at first it was stated as the courage of his opinions and it appeared in John Morley’s biography of Diderot in 1878.

The Origin Cited: idioms.thefreedictionary.com .