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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But making Air Force One isn’t for the faint of heart.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2025
Getting these platforms and packages to work seamlessly with a company’s existing IT infrastructure—which may contain multiple legacy systems lacking standardization—is not a job for the faint of heart.
—Michael Pink, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Not for the faint of heart, the Eve set is entirely customizable and comes in 42 different shades and patterns if gingham isn’t for you.
—Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2025
The Indian internet is a boisterous place, not always for the faint of heart.
—Alex Travelli, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2025
Getting these platforms and packages to work seamlessly with a company’s existing IT infrastructure—which may contain multiple legacy systems lacking standardization—is not a job for the faint of heart.
—Michael Pink, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Not for the faint of heart, the Eve set is entirely customizable and comes in 42 different shades and patterns if gingham isn’t for you.
—Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2025
The Indian internet is a boisterous place, not always for the faint of heart.
—Alex Travelli, New York Times, 22 Feb. 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 13 Mar. 2025.
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