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hold up as an example |
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hold someone or something up as an example Fig. to single out someone or something as a person or thing worthy of imitation. No one has ever held me up as an example. Jane held up Doris as an example. I hate to hold myself up as an example, but if you would do what I do, at least I wouldn't criticize you. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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commanders now hold up as an example for the rest of Iraq. How glad are the folks at GLAAD now that they have another idiot to hold up as an example of prehistoric thinking? It's hardly a place that American business owners should hold up as an example of how to live in a free society. |
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