Word: gutsing
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The American soldiers of our rescue party cussed . . . with open admiration. . . . One of them said, "God, but.these Limies have got guts!"
Forcemen were satisfied with the job the outfit had done. Beyond its combat deeds, the inspiration it had given to other outfits could not be measured. But fighting men had a word to explain the outfit's success. The word was "guts."
Last week Canadian newspapers carried the most inept recruiting advertisement yet printed. It showed a young man frowning, chin in hand. The text screamed: "Have I got the 'Guts'? Ask yourself this question. One look in your mirror will give you the answer. Am I man or mouse...
Critics promptly suggested that the Government ask itself the same question. Snapped Toronto's Globe and Mail: "Are you [the Government] men or mice. . . . Have we the guts to admit that our policy was dictated by political cowardice? . . . It is not a pretty challenge. Yet, in the language of...
As dusk fell, the army fell out along the road. We slept. Next day about noon we arrived at divisional headquarters, four miles behind the lines. We had been assigned to the famed 151st Division, whose chief of staff 25 years ago was Chiang Kaishek. The 151st, like all Chinese...