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.

Examples of faint of heart in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Everyone knows the restaurant industry isn’t for the faint of heart. —Michael Deeds january 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Jan. 2026

Turns out, this work’s not for the faint of heart. —Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 1 Jan. 2026

Helvellyn via Striding Edge This eight-mile, round-trip climb to the top of England’s third-highest mountain, Helvellyn, by way of the renowned Striding Edge ridge, is not for the faint of heart and should only be undertaken by experienced hikers. —Andrea Bussell, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025

Visiting this part of the island isn’t for the faint of heart, with a rugged coastline, crashing waves and a truly wild expanse. —Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for faint of heart

• counterpart
• apart
• depart
• flowchart
• forepart
• impart
• pushcart
• rampart
• redstart
• restart
• subpart
• sweetheart