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Mr. Tom Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Prove one' mettle

Hi

If a soldier shows/proves his extreme bravery and we want to say it in an idiomatic style, could you use the given idiom this way?

The soldier proved his mettle of extreme bravery.
The soldier proved his mettle with extreme bravery.

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Mr. Tom The soldier proved his mettle of extreme bravery. The soldier proved his mettle with extreme bravery.

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  • Mr.
  • Tom The soldier proved his mettle of extreme bravery.
  • The soldier proved his mettle with extreme bravery.
  • The prepositional phrase is adverbial, not adjectival.
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Mr. TomThe soldier proved his mettle of extreme bravery.
The soldier proved his mettle with extreme bravery. The prepositional phrase is adverbial, not adjectival.
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