not have the stomach for something

Related to word: stomach

Idiom

Definition

  1. To lack the courage or resolve to do something unpleasant.

    沒有足夠的勇氣去做不愉快的事

    • After hearing that terrifying story, I didn't have the stomach to walk home alone.

      聽完那個恐怖的故事後,我沒有勇氣獨自走回家。

    • I can't bear to see animals suffer, so I didn't have the stomach to go to the vet.

      我無法忍受動物受苦,所以我沒有勇氣去獸醫那裡。

    • She should have told him the truth, but she didn't have the stomach for the confrontation that would follow.

      她應該告訴他真相,但她沒有勇氣面對隨之而來的對峙。