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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
/ ˈ³¾É›³ÙÉ™±ô /
noun
- courage; spirit
- inherent character
- on one's mettleroused to putting forth one's best efforts
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog 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
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.
The thematic architecture is lucidly in place in this tale of sons stepping out of the shadows of their fathers to test their mettle in the most perilous of circumstances.
He proved his mettle in the last Ohio State matchup in October.
For one of the few times, Roberts called a clubhouse meeting to reiterate his confidence in their veteran mettle.
It is time, once again, to test the mettle of those petals.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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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