noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
prove
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He was an outstanding fighter pilot who proved his mettle in a variety of tough assignments, including two wars.
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Townsend boys got into City almost automatically; they had already proved their mettle .
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As a land-development specialist for the Bureau, Dominy proved his mettle quickly.
put
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Variations in response put you on your mettle .
show
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It is in the treatment of the upper torso that the artist really shows his mettle .
test
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If Labour wins on Thursday, it is likely that the markets will test the mettle of Mr Smith.
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You are pleased with yourself for venturing, testing your mettle .
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The result is a sort of upscale Hemingway-esque story about affluent, pampered men testing their mettle .
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The best place to test a motorcycle's mettle is on a twisty mountain road.
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Graham led a lovely rib, slabby and clean, though it didn't test our mettle too severely.
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Crises will strew his path to test his mettle .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Frazer's disciple, Malinowski, was of a very different mettle .
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He was an outstanding fighter pilot who proved his mettle in a variety of tough assignments, including two wars.
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Houston is the only team with proven playoff mettle .
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It is in the treatment of the upper torso that the artist really shows his mettle .
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Louis Armstrong and Bunny Berigan may have been trumpet talents of a similar mettle but there the resemblance stopped.
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The result is a sort of upscale Hemingway-esque story about affluent, pampered men testing their mettle .
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You are pleased with yourself for venturing, testing your mettle .