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on your mettle

on your met·tle
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on, awn yoo r, yawr, yohr met-l]
    • /ɒn, ɔn yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr ˈmɛt l/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on, awn yoo r, yawr, yohr met-l]
    • /ɒn, ɔn yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr ˈmɛt l/

Definition of on your mettle words

  • phrase on your mettle If you are on your mettle, you are ready to do something as well as you can, because you know that you are being tested or challenged. 0
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Parts of speech for On your mettle

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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on your mettle popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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