faint of heart
idiom
: lacking the courage to face something difficult or dangerous
—usually used in the phrase not for the faint of heart
This is a difficult climb that is not for the faint of heart.
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May 10–11 — Minnesota Songkran Festival, Capitol: This celebration of the Thai new year returns with live music, dance, vendors and the annual spicy papaya-eating contest — not for the faint of heart!
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2025
For the faint of heart, never fear, there is the Four Seasons in Denver.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
However, early-stage investing is not for the faint of heart.
—Dasha Shunina, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The show, which chronicled two spiraling roommates in a grotty London flat who invariably do exactly the wrong thing, is not for the faint of heart.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2025
For the faint of heart, never fear, there is the Four Seasons in Denver.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
However, early-stage investing is not for the faint of heart.
—Dasha Shunina, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The show, which chronicled two spiraling roommates in a grotty London flat who invariably do exactly the wrong thing, is not for the faint of heart.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for faint of heart
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“Faint of heart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faint%20of%20heart. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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