Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on one's mettle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables: on one's met-tle
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Putting forth one's best efforts.

Example Sentences

"R.L. is on his mettle, and the attitude of Rainproof is that of an expectant child with its mouth open and its eyes closed."

Questions

What does on one's mettle mean?: Putting forth one's best efforts.

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