get up (one's) nerve (to do something)

To muster or draw upon one's courage or resolve to do something. I wanted to ask Mary Sue to the prom, but I never got up the nerve. I hope Jonathan finally gets up his nerve to ask his boss for a raise.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Roberta	rə-BUR-tə (English), ro-BER-tah (Italian, Spanish)	English, Italian, Spanish
Chinedu	-	Western African, Igbo
ErnŐ	-	Hungarian
Zona	-	Various
HÙNg	-	Vietnamese
Cathal	KA-hal	Irish