Phrase guide

what someone is made of

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One's personal qualities that project strength, power, courage, or stamina.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • You don't have to take it lying down. Show him what you are made of!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: näyttää mihin pystyy — Translations
  • Finnish: näyttää, onko jossakussa ainesta — Translations
  • Finnish: näyttää, mihin jostakusta on — Translations
  • French: de quel bois quelqu'un se chauffe — Translations
  • German: was in dir steckt — Translations
  • Hungarian: milyen fából faragták — Translations
  • Italian: di che pasta si è fatti — Translations
  • Polish: pokazywać, na co kogoś stać — Translations
  • Polish: pokazać, na co kogoś stać — Translations
  • Portuguese: do que alguém é feito — Translations
  • Russian: покажи из чего сделан (pokaži iz čevo sdelan) — Translations