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Examples Of Intestinal Fortitude

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-She has sufficient intestinal fortitude to confront the boss and demand an increase. (The guts/ courage and endurance to go on/ the nerve/ courage/ daring/ audacity/ courage and perseverance/ grit/ pluck strength/ resilience/ determination/ staying power)
~ A marathon runner is an example of someone with intestinal fortitude.

-You may continue running; he can stand the pace. (Will be able to keep up with another or others/ keep up/ match the pace/ compete/ contend/ emulate/ persevere/ persist/ continue/ stick/ endure/ keep it up/ keep on/ carry on/ stick it out/ press on/ keep at it/ stick with)

-All right, I’ll drive you all the way there, in for a penny, in for a pound. (This term originally meant that if one owes a penny one might …show more content…

{American Winston Churchill, a Far Country}

-Let no one block his path. There’s a tiger in his tank. (energy, spirit, or animation {Oxford Dictionary}/he’s revved up/he’s bursting with energy/he’s bursting at the seams/ pent-up energy/ he’s a ball of fire/ he’s on fire/ burning alight/ ablaze/ blazing/ afire/ passionate/ enthusiastic/he’s fired up/ fervent/ ardent/he’s bubbling over/ fiery/ eager/ he’s brimming with energy/ he’s full of beans/ he’s full of steam/ he’s in high spirits/ hyped up/ he’s like a house on fire/ pepped up/ he’s full of vim and vigour)

-Before they were separated, she received an unexpected invitation to accompany her uncle and aunt on a pleasure tour, which they proposed taking in the summer. No arrangement could have been more agreeable to Janet, and her acceptance of the invitation was most ready and grateful. “What delight” she rapturously cried. She was full of vim and vigour, and joy and attention.( Ebullient vitality and energy {Farlex}/Verve/ vim/ zest/ dash/ punch/ vitality/ spirit/ energy/ enthusiasm/ dynamism/ vigour/ life/ animation/ get-up-and-go/ a ball of fire= energy and …show more content…

“Albert passed his hand over his forehead, as if to try his strength, as a man who is preparing to defend his life proves his shield and bends his sword. He thought himself strong enough, for he mistook fever for energy. {PG Wodehouse} (Put a tiger in your tank= the tiger epitomizes regality, supremacy strength, and energy)/ rev yourself up/ get yourself fired up)

-He was in a sustained relationship with this woman. {Investigation Discover TV series} (Date someone exclusively/to keep in existence; maintain/to keep in existence; maintain/ going steady/ go steady/ a steady relationship/ living with her/ co-existing/ co-habiting)

-And all the while, he was maintaining an extra-marital affair. (to keep in existence or continuance {Farlex} upholding/ preserving/ keeping/ continuing/ sustaining/ conserving/ retaining/ keep alive/ keep up/ carrying on/ carry on/ having/ conducting/

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