mettle in Sindhi سنڌي
mettle in Tamil தமிழ்
mettle in English
- mettle⇄expr. be on (or upon) one's mettle, to be ready or anxious to do one's best.
Ex. They would have to contend against cavalry, who would be upon their mettle to show their superiority over the cyclists (London Times). - mettle⇄expr. put on one's mettle, to challenge; inspire.
Ex. Her children's faith put her on her mettle to do her best by them. A whiff of ... hostility in the atmosphere put him on his mettle (George Meredith). - mettle⇄mettle, noun.
1. quality of disposition or temperament.
Ex. to try a man's mettle.
2. spirit; courage.
Ex. They ... tell me flatly I am ... a lad of mettle (Shakespeare).
(SYN) pluck, fortitude.