Strong at heart.

[tufguy]

"You should be strong at heart."

Please check.

 

[GoesStation]

It's an intriguing image but not natural English.

 

[tufguy]

It's an intriguing image but not natural English.

So what is the way to say it?

 

[emsr2d2]

Without knowing what you are trying to say, we can't tell you how to say it.

 

[tufguy]

You should not be afraid of the ghost stories or movies. You should not be a faint-hearted person. You should be brave at heart.

 

[Grumpy]

Although we do still use the expression "faint-hearted", Brits don't tend to say either "brave at heart" or "strong at heart" these days. We just say "brave" or "strong". You may find references to "stout-hearted" (ie brave) people in literature, but it's rarely used nowadays.

 

[Tdol]

We do use young at heart, which doesn't apply here.

 

[Raymott]

"You should be courageous."

 

[emsr2d2]

If someone were about to start watching a ghost/horror film, I might say "Don't be scared! [It's not real!]" If a child were about to have an injection or go to the dentist (or something similar), I might say "Be brave".

I can't think of a situation in normal, everyday, modern English in which I would use "brave/strong at heart".