why does covalent bonding involve metalloids and non metals but not metals?

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I know it’s pretty basic but I just can’t wrap my hear around any of the explanations in my textbook/google

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One of the properties of metals is that their outer electrons readily leave. This makes them prone to ionic bonds (with non-metals) or metallic bonds (with other metals). This also excludes covalent bonds because the metals have no inclination to “share” their electrons, they just give them away for free.

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