A heart of oak In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "a heart of oak", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tonia Thai calendar 2021-09-08 11:09

Meaning of A heart of oak

Synonyms:

stout heart

A heart of oak noun phrase

Said of a strong and courageous nature

Many practitioners with hearts of oak have volunteered to support the national health system in the fight against COVID-19.

Bartok must have a heart of oak when he jumped into the floodwaters to save the lives of three children.

Other phrases about:

(as) game as Ned Kelly

Used to say that someone is very courageous.

brace up

1. (literal) To make something stronger by supporting it

2. (figurative) To mentally or physically prepare yourself or someone else for something unpleasant that is going to happen

walk tall

To behave in a way showing that you are confident and proud of yourself.
 

take (one's) courage in both hands

To have the bravery to do something risky, difficult, or unpleasant.

have nerves of steel

If someone has nerves of steel, they have the ability to control fear and stay calm in stressful situations.

Origin of A heart of oak

The literal meaning of the phrase "a heart of oak" is the heartwood of the oak. The heartwood is the dense, inner part of the wood of a tree trunk, yielding the hardest timber. The figurative usage is first recorded in The first part of the true and honorable history, of the life of Sir John Old-castle, the good Lord Cobham (1600), by the English playwright and translator Anthony Munday (died 1633).

The Origin Cited: wordhistories.net .
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