true grit

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true grit (uncountable)

  1. Spirit; courage; moral stamina.
    • 2010, Barbara Bennett Woodhouse, Hidden in Plain Sight, page 197:
      Mitzi, her teacher tells me, has true grit. I can see that for myself. Her tears of pain have dried and she is cheerful again. This child's will to love and thrive is astonishing.
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