mettle
31mettle — met·tle || metl n. characteristic disposition or temperament; bravery; spirit …
32mettle — n. 1. Stuff, material, constitution, element. 2. Disposition, character, temper, spirit. 3. Spirit, nerve, vigor, ardor, pluck, hardihood, courage, fire, sprightliness, life …
33mettle — n 1. disposition, temperament, character, nature, makeup, complexion, stripe, stamp, type, mold, Archaic. constitution; temper, humor, habit, vein, tenor, frame of mind; inclination, bent, bias, turn, turn of mind. 2. vigor, vigorousness, energy …
34mettle — met·tle …
35To put one one's mettle — Mettle Met tle, n. [E. metal, used in a tropical sense in allusion to the temper of the metal of a sword blade. See {Metal}.] Substance or quality of temperament; spirit, esp. as regards honor, courage, fortitude, ardor, etc.; disposition;… …
36mettle test — test of character, test of courage …
37Icky Mettle — Infobox Album | Name = Icky Mettle Type = Album Artist = Archers of Loaf Released = 1993 Recorded = 1993 Genre = Indie rock Length = 38:02 Label = Alias Records Producer = Caleb Southern Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5… …
38on your mettle — chiefly Brit : making an effort to do as well as possible She ll have to be on her mettle [=at her best] to win this competition. • • • Main Entry: ↑mettle * * * on your ˈmettle idiom prepared to use all your skills, knowledge, etc. because you… …
39on one's mettle — phrasal also upon one s mettle : in a state of being challenged or aroused to make one s best efforts the family business failed and put him on his mettle as a writer Van Wyck Brooks putting both major parties on their mettle John Lodge …
40Self-mettle — Self met tle, n. Inborn mettle or courage; one s own temper. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …
