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词组 be made of sterner stuff
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be made of sterner stuff (of a person) have a stronger character and be more able to overcome problems than others.

☞ This expression comes from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: 'When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept; Ambition should be made of sterner stuff: Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honourable man'.

2014Daily Telegraph Many people would have given up and just claimed on their insurance but Mr Woodhouse is made of sterner stuff.

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