have the guts (to do something)



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have the guts (to do something)

To have enough courage, conviction, or resolve (to do something). You're always talking about quitting your job, but I don't think you have the guts. I know it can be difficult, but you've got to have the guts to stand up for your beliefs!
See also: gut, have

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sellers['seləz]
Zevulun-Biblical Hebrew
Mahmud-Arabic, Persian, Pashto, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
SenecaSEN-ə-kə (English)Ancient Roman
Josune-Basque
Naomi (1)nay-O-mee (English), nie-O-mee (English)English, Hebrew, Biblical