on mettle
on (one's) mettle
Determined to succeed and thus prove one's worth, often in a difficult or unpleasant situation. I know my employees think I'm too young to be their supervisor, so I have to be on my mettle every day at the office.
See also: mettle, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
on (one's) mettle
Prepared to accept a challenge and do one's best.
See also: mettle, on
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- like pulling teeth
- come to a bad end
- come to a bad/sticky end
- go from bad to worse
- from bad to worse
- fall out with (someone) about (something)
- get (someone) out of (something)
- gut-wrenching
- get out of
- get (oneself) out of (something)