true grit

noun

true grit

noun

1

Spirit; courage; moral stamina.

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.2010, Barbara Bennett Woodhouse, Hidden in Plain Sight, page 197:

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