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Meanings of best mettle in English

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Usage of best mettle in English
1
Now, Walter, you are about to be put upon your very best mettle.
Ishmael; Or, In the Depths
2
She would have to be on her best mettle to learn anything useful at all.
Scarlet
3
The narrow escape, while it put him on his best mettle, sent a wave of superstition through his brain.
Alice of Old Vincennes
4
He began more carefully and found that she, too, was on her best mettle; but it was a short bout, as before.
Alice of Old Vincennes
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