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a lightning rod (American) someone or something that takes all the blame for a situation, although other people or things are responsible too. In a harsh economic climate, raises for teachers have become a lightning rod for criticism. (often + for) 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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She sat by the window trying to make some sort of plan, watching the lightning play over the hilltop and the streams of rain chasing each other down the lightning rod. A lightning rod is ascended without difficulty, especially by a sailor; but, when he had arrived as high as the window, which lay far to his left, his career was stopped; the most that he could accomplish was to reach over so as to obtain a glimpse of the interior of the room. The money for the hardwood floors went into lightning rods. |
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