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spur on |
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spur someone on to urge someone onward; to egg someone on. (Fig. on applying spurs to a horse.) The crowd spurred the runners on throughout the race. The cheering spurred on the runners. See also: spur spur somebody/something on also spur on somebody/something to encourage someone or something I yelled at the dog to drop my hat, but that seemed to spur him on to chew it up. Having more women in government may spur on other women with an interest in entering politics. See also: spur 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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Truly, the Lord was with him thus to spur on so broken-spirited a creature as Narau. |
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