get the courage up , auch: get enough courage up

Billy, getting the courage up to ask for one more time?

It had taken me three days of lessons to get the courage up to ask her about the room.

God, he was so glad he'd finally gotten the courage up to approach her.

"I was just getting the courage up because I'm basically a quiet and shy individual."

She knew that she would not get the courage up that night to ask him though.

So glad I got the courage up to talk to the doctor about my "male problem" and the wife is very happy (and a little sore!)

Unfortunately for Danny, when he finally gets the courage up to ask Joanna out, he somehow manages to promise her a ride in his new Jaguar.

"I got the courage up to go to the 24-hour grocery and buy a big piece of red poster board and a little bouquet of flowers they had on sale," she recalled.