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mettle
[met-l]
noun
courage and fortitude.
a man of mettle.
Synonyms: , , , , ,disposition or temperament.
a man of fine mettle.
mettle
/ ˈɛə /
noun
courage; spirit
inherent character
roused to putting forth one's best efforts
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mettle1
Idioms and Phrases
on one's mettle, in the position of being incited to do one's best.
The loss of the first round put him on his mettle to win the match.
Example Sentences
“But if I went to UCLA, I’d be able to test myself against 12 other high school All-Americans every single day. ... It was kind of like, ‘Come here and test your mettle.’
It took some real mettle to then perform her ballad “Nobody Gets Me” midair.
"It's really good fun. But also, David keeps you on your mettle, because he is so on his mettle and so, you know, it's always a very creative process."
Only an insistent young woman with her own formidable mental and physical mettle would be bold enough to try.
Schwesinger earned a scholarship entering his second season with the Bruins, where he first proved his mettle by becoming a key piece of special teams.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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