on one's mettle
prep_phraseDefinitions
Putting forth one's best efforts.
- 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.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for on one's mettle. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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