bottle
n.— «Treasurer Peter Costello did not have “the bottle” to take the prime ministership from John Howard and was waiting for it to land in his lap, Labor Leader Kim Beazley said today.» —“Costello’s a ‘bottler’: Beazley” The Age (Sydney, Australia) Mar. 3, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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