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mettle

გამოთქმა: /ˈmɛt(ə)l/

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  • a person’s ability to cope well with difficulties; spirit and resilience:the team showed their true mettle in the second half

be on one's mettle

be ready or forced to do one’s best in a demanding situation: Saturday’s game will be a tricky one and we’ll have to be on our mettle from the start

put someone on their mettle

(of a demanding situation) test someone’s ability to face difficulties: there were regular public meetings where local MPs were put on their mettle and remorselessly pilloried

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