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Urdu: 'Introduce one's coin', 'Prove one's iron'



 
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Urdu: 'Introduce one's coin', 'Prove one's iron' #1 (permalink) Mon Mar 19, 2007 20:28 pm   Urdu: 'Introduce one's coin', 'Prove one's iron'
 

Hi

I really feel stupid asking this question on the forum but I would like to tell you that there are two beautiful proverbs in Urdu. What's their background(s)--I don't know.

If some new Manager of a bank, or some new President of a country or some new Principal of the school does something very, very good, it is said:

1- The manager proved his iron (Urdu) in management.
2- The soldier introduced his coin of bravery.
3- The new teacher has really proved his iron or --introduced his coin.

Would you say there is any idiomatic way of saying the same things in English. Of course, these are Urdu translations and would not sound natural at all(?).

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Urdu: 'Introduce one's coin', 'Prove one's iron' #2 (permalink) Mon Mar 19, 2007 21:04 pm   Urdu: 'Introduce one's coin', 'Prove one's iron'
 

Hi Tom

The expression "prove one's mettle" comes to mind. Very Happy
It's probably not precisely the same, but it does seem to be quite similar.

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