10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ON ONE'S METTLE»
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on one's mettle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
on one's mettle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage
... the dominant one still current is 'ardent or spirited temperament; spirit, courage'
, as in the expressions show one's mettle and be on one's mettle. 2 The verb
metal has inflected forms metalled, metalling in BrE, and usually metaled,
metaling ...
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An Integrative Theory of Leadership
Webster's Dictionary (Soukhanov & Ellis, 1988) defines mettle as (1) inherent
quality of character and temperament; and (2) fortitude and courage. Roget's
Thesaurus (Dutch, 1962) interprets the phrase “on one's mettle” to mean “
aroused to do ...
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... never put on weight Put one in mind: Remind one * This puts me in mind of an
amusing incident Put one on one's mettle: Rouse one to do one's best * This
unexpected new difficulty put me on my mettle Put one over somebody: Persuade
to ...
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Idiomatic Expressions with English Grammar' 99 Ed.
Cruz, Et Al. ON ONE'S HONOR ON ONE'S HONOR ON ONE'S KNEES ON ONE'S
LAST LEG ON ONE'S METTLE ON ONE'S MIND ON ONE'S OWN ON ONE'S
OWN ACCOUNT ON ONE'S OWN HOOK ON ONE'S SHOULDERS ON ONE'S
TAIL ...
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Dawn of the Coruscus: Glaiden
PHRASES be on one's mettle be ready or forced to prove one's ability to cope
well with a demanding situation. put someone on their mettle (ofa demanding
situation) test someone's ability to face difficulties. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.:
specialized ...
Maximillian Q. Letizi, 2013
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Thesaurus of English Words: So Classified and Arranged as to ...
_ Adj. Over head and ears, hurried, wild, mad-cap, boiling, heart- swelling, heart-
thrilling, stanch- less. EXCITEMENT (824). V. To rip up, give a fillip, fluster. Phr.
To come home to one's feelings ; to put one on one's mettle ; to prey on the mind
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Peter Mark Roget, Barnas Sears, 1856
(incite) 615; hurry on, give a fillip, put on one's mettle. fan the fire, fan the flame;
blow the coals, stir the embers; fan into a flame; foster, heat, warm, foment, raise
to a fever heat; keep up, keep the pot boiling; revive, rekindle; rake up, rip up. stir
...
(tej) - spirit courage; wire, TT, sura. to try the mettle of : to understand one's
capacity ability; iroft viUaul. to put one on one's mettle : force to do one's best
encourage to do the best; -sire <il^ giro <*><mcii metacarpus, n. (iki*iif<{) - a
portion of ...
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Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases
(incite) 015; hurry on, give a fillip, put on one's mettle. fan the -fire, — flame; blow
the coals, stir the embers; fan, — into a flame; foster, heat, warm, foment, raise to
a fever heat; keep -up, — the pot boiling; revive, rekindle; rake up, rip up. stir — ...
Christopher Orlando Sylvester Mawson
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Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases Classified and ...
Phr. To come home to one's feelings ; to put one on one's mettle ; to prey on the
mind ; to go to one's heart ; to cut to the quick ; to go through one ; to give one a
turn ; to strike one all of a heap ; to make one's blood boil ; to lash into fury, see ...
