made of sterner stuff
If someone isdescribedas being made ofsternerstuff, they are verystronganddetermined:
坚强的，坚毅的I wasreadyto give up thefight, but Nicky was made ofsternerstuffandwantedus tofinish.我准备放弃争取了，但是尼基非常坚定，要我们坚持下去。
Strong-willed
- adamant
- adamantine
- adamantly
- aggressive
- aggressively
- go-getting
- going
- gutsy
- hard-boiled
- hard-headed
- purposeful
- purposefully
- pushy
- recalcitrant
- redoubtable
- unbending
- undaunted
- unrelenting
- unrelentingly
- unyielding
Examplesofmade of sterner stuff
made of sterner stuff
We aremadeofsternerstuffthan that.
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The unemployed in those days were perhapsmadeofsternerstuffand were more self-disciplined.
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I thought that she wasmadeofsternerstuff.
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I think the nerves of butchers aremadeofsternerstuff.
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Next time they may bemadeofsternerstuff.
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Senju ismadeofsternerstuffthan her delicate looks would suggest.
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