"Be a sport"- What does it mean?
"Be a sport. Let me know if you work up the nerve?"

It was said in "Forever"(Warner TV show). About the context, the villain offered Henry an uncertain solution for his problems. By the way, is this expression "work up the nerve" commonly used?

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"Be a sport"- What does it mean?
"Be a sport. Let me know if you work up the nerve?"

It was said in "Forever"(Warner TV show).  About the context, the villain offered Henry an uncertain  solution for his problems. By the way, is this expression "work up the nerve" commonly used?

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"Be a sport" means to play along. It can also mean in this context to accept a situation and continue forward even though the outcome might be undesirable.

"Work up the nerve" is a fairly common expression. It means to summon the courage to do something.

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