What does (cringe!) 'derring do' etc mean?



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yup courage bravery etc if you buy a book and the sleeve notes says it is full of derring do it will be full of acts of courage and heroism think the phrase comes from daring to do bit Victorian I think maybe I am wrong but that's what I have understood it 2 mean
courage
get up and go. courage. bottle. the ability to overcome problematic situations with displays of bravado and gung ho attitude.
Courage, moxy, guts, "Cojones" etc.

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