made of sterner stuff

Meaning: (idiomatic)stronganddetermined(especially more so than someone else, to whom one is being compared).1599(first performance),William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies[…](First Folio), London:[…]Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward]Blount, published1623,→OCLC,[Act III, scene ii]:When that the poore haue cry'de, Cæsar hath wept:Ambition should bemade of sterner stuff1933,Barnaby Ross,Drury Lane's Last Case, March 1946 republication as byEllery Queen,Little, Brown, page 45:[…]sign hung from the bronze knob, and it stated without equivocation that the Britannic Museum was "closed for repairs."But the Inspector wasmade of stern stuff. He closed his right hand and with the resulting fist pounded formidably on the bronze.[…]out popped the gargoylish head of a bulb-nosed old man."Hey!" snapped this apparition. "Can't you read English?""One side, brother," said the Inspector cheerfully. "We're in a hurry."The doorman did not budge[…]2011September 18, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia”, inBBC Sport‎[1]:When Hape sauntered over for a try after only three minutes it looked as if England were destined for a comfortable victory, but Georgia aremade of sterner stuff, as they showed when running Scotland close in Invercargill last week.

Examples:

EN: You're made of sterner stuff.
ES: - Usted es un hombre fuerte.
EN: Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.
ES: La ambición debe ponerse en algo más sólido.
ES: La ambición debería ser más dura.
ES: Su ambición debería haber sido más contenida.
EN: I thought you were made of sterner stuff. No ties with the shore and all that sort of thing.
ES: Pensaba que era más duro, ... sin ataduras en tierra ni ese tipo de cosas.
EN: But Caleb Force was made of sterner stuff.
ES: Pero Caleb Force era extremadamente estricto.
EN: He'll find that Diefenbach, Riley, and Hardesty are made of sterner stuff than present company.
ES: Comprobará que los generales están hechos de otra pasta. - General... - ¡Al diablo!
EN: And i could perceive immediately that you're made of sterner stuff.
ES: Pude percibir inmediatamente que usted está hecho de un material más duro.
EN: - ... are made of sterner stuff.
ES: - Esta echo de materia dura.
EN: You seem to be made of sterner stuff.
ES: Usted parece estar hecha de otra pasta.
EN: Ambition should be made of sterner stuff!
ES: La ambición debería ser de una sustancia más dura.
EN: - Well, I'm made of sterner stuff.
ES: Bien. Estoy hecho de un material duro.
EN: Perhaps, but Maulana's made of sterner stuff.
ES: pero Maulana es austero.
EN: He never amounted to much, but his offspring were made of sterner stuff, and in particular, one grandson.
ES: Jamás destacó. Pero sus descendientes eran mucho peores. En particular, un nieto.
EN: I thought you were made of sterner stuff.
ES: Creí que eras más duro.
EN: Ah, yes, but we Woosters are made of sterner stuff.
ES: Sí, pero los Wooster estamos hechos de pasta más dura. Déme mi hierro 2.
EN: We Woosters are made of sterner stuff.
ES: Los Wooster estamos hechos de un material más fuerte.

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