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Is this a general expression? What does "have no stomach" mean?

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Rebecca

"Doesn't have the stomach" is similar to saying that someone "doesn't have the guts" to do something. If you have "guts" or a "strong stomach", this means that you are brave or have a lot of courage. So the expressions "doesn't have the stomach" or "doesn't have the guts" means that someone isn't strong enough or brave enough to do something. Ex: He doesn't have the stomach to ask her out; he's too shy. Ex: I could never be a surgeon, I don't have the stomach to look at blood.

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