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balls of steel

balls of steel noun: courage, audacity.

Noun

balls of steel pl (plural only)

  1. (humorous, idiomatic, plural, plural-only, slang) Courage, audacity.
    Synonyms:
    nerves of steel

Synonyms of balls of steel

Questions about balls of steel

What does balls of steel mean?
Balls of steel means courage, audacity.
What part of speech is balls of steel?
Balls of steel is a noun.

Words near balls of steel in the dictionary

  1. balls it off
  2. balls of chalk
  3. balls of fire
  4. balls of fluff
  5. balls of malt
  6. balls of steel
  7. balls of the thumb
  8. balls off
  9. balls on
  10. balls out
  11. balls to the wall

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