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be made of sterner stuff

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  • be made of sterner stuff — phrase to be stronger in your character than people expect Thesaurus: words used to describe someone s personalityhyponym general words for a person s charactersynonym Main entry: stern * * * have a stronger character and be more able to overcome …   Useful english dictionary

  • (be) made of sterner stuff — be made of sterner ˈstuff idiom to have a stronger character and to be more determined in dealing with problems than other people • Many would have given up, but Tim was made of sterner stuff. Main entry: ↑sternidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • sterner stuff —    If someone is made of sterner stuff, they have a strong character and are better able to deal with difficulties than others.     I was surprised to see him so upset. I thought he was made of sterner stuff …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • be made of sterner stuff — to be stronger in your character than people expect …   English dictionary

  • Stuff — Stuff, n. [OF. estoffe, F. [ e]toffe; of uncertain origin, perhaps of Teutonic origin and akin to E. stop, v.t. Cf. {Stuff}, v. t.] 1. Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture. [1913 Webster] For the stuff they had was… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stuff gown — Stuff Stuff, n. [OF. estoffe, F. [ e]toffe; of uncertain origin, perhaps of Teutonic origin and akin to E. stop, v.t. Cf. {Stuff}, v. t.] 1. Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture. [1913 Webster] For the stuff they had… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stuff — ► NOUN 1) matter, material, articles, or activities of a specified or indeterminate kind. 2) basic characteristics; substance: Helen was made of sterner stuff. 3) (one s stuff) informal one s area of expertise. 4) Brit. dated woollen fabric,… …   English terms dictionary

  • stuff — 1 /stVf/ noun (U) 1 SUBSTANCE informal a kind of substance or material: What s that stuff you re drinking? | The dress was made of silky stuff. 2 THINGS informal a number of different things: How do you think you re going to fit all that stuff… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • stuff — stuff1 W3S1 [stʌf] n [U] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(things)¦ 2 somebody s stuff 3¦(activities/ideas)¦ 4¦(work/art)¦ 5 ... and stuff 6 the (very) stuff of dreams/life/politics 7¦(character)¦ 8 do/show your stuff ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Sterner — Stern Stern, a. [Compar. {Sterner}; superl. {Sternest}.] [OE. sterne, sturne, AS. styrne; cf. D. stuurish stern, Sw. stursk refractory. [root]166.] Having a certain hardness or severity of nature, manner, or aspect; hard; severe; rigid; rigorous; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stuff — noun 1》 matter, material, articles, or activities of a specified or indeterminate kind.     ↘informal alcoholic drink or drugs.     ↘(one s stuff) one s area of expertise. 2》 basic characteristics; substance: Healey was made of sterner stuff. 3》… …   English new terms dictionary

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