what someone is made of

English

Pronunciation

"show what one is made of":

Audio (General Australian): (file)

Noun

what someone is made of (uncountable)

One's personal qualities that project strength, power, courage, or stamina.
You don't have to take it lying down. Show him what you are made of!

Translations

Translations

Finnish: mistä (joku) on tehty
French: de quel bois quelqu'un se chauffe
German: was in dir steckt
Hungarian: milyen fából faragták
Italian: di che pasta si è fatti
Portuguese: do que alguém é feito

translations to be checked and moved into the preceding table without the verb, if possible: to "show what (some)one is made of

Finnish: näyttää mihin pystyy; näyttää, onko jossakussa ainesta; näyttää, mihin jostakusta on
Polish: pokazywać na co kogoś stać impf, pokazać na co kogoś stać pf
Russian: покажи из чего сделан (pokaži iz čevo sdelan)

Further reading

“what someone is made of”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“what someone is made of” (US) / “what someone is made of” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.