词汇 | act-of-bravado |
释义 | act of bravado collocation something, especially something unnecessary and dangerous, that shows courage and that you do to make people respect or admire you: In an act of bravado, he challenged his opponent to a fight. The whole escapade was an act of bravado that went horribly wrong. See act bravado In a foolish act of bravado, I chose to ignore my friend's warning about the strength of the liquor. He produced a knife and pointed it at them in a desperate act of bravado. Her rivals shrugged off her threat as just another act of bravado. It was an act of bravado to tell his boss to resign. Doing things without fear or proper thought bravado carpe diem daredevil desperado devil-may-care hotheadedness impetuosity impetuous impetuously impetuousness precipitancy precipitant precipitate precipitately precipitation rashness reckless trigger-happy unafraid with no thought for somethingidiom |
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