Will Test His Mettle?
If Someone Wants to "Test Your Mettle," They Want to See If You Have the Heart to Follow Through When the Going Gets Tough. Having the Mettle to Do Something...
If someone wants to "test your mettle," they want to see if you have the heart to follow through when the going gets tough. Having the mettle to do something means you have guts. In short, you're a pretty impressive person.
What does the phrase test your mettle mean?
: strength of spirit : courage The competition will test her mettle.
How do you use the word mettle?
the courage to carry on.
- Mettle is dangerous in a blind horse.
- She showed her mettle by winning in spite of her handicap.
- Both players were on their mettle in the final round.
- The German athletes showed/proved their mettle in the final round.
- We'll have to be on our mettle from the start.
Sarah Jenkins is a veteran tech journalist with over 12 years of experience covering artificial intelligence, mobile innovations, and digital ethics. Her insights have appeared in leading technology publications worldwide.
