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    mettle

    mettle - Dictionary definition and meaning for word mettle

    Definition
    (noun) the courage to carry on
    Synonyms : heart , nerve , spunk
    Example Sentence
    • he kept fighting on pure spunk
    • you haven't got the heart for baseball
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for mettle

METTLE - sounds like 'MEET' + 'HELL' To MEET HELL one should have the COURAGE TO CARRY ON

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Sounds like metal and metals are obviously strong. So, can be related to a strong courageous person.

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Reminds of Steel King industrialist Lakshmi Mittal: Symbolic of courage to carry on

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We use Metal for waging war. Implying courage

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meet(guys lets meet up,we all will be a force then)+all(Unity is strength and seems courageous)

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in the military they give you a metal for brave deeds

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METTLE= MEnTaL courage and spirit....

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MET(meat)+LE(in hindi le means take)....people who sell meat say MEAT LE....but they require COURAGE to carry on the business because everytime they have to kill innocent animals

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it takes mettle to walk through a field of nettle

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