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strength

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go from strength to strength
to become better and better or more and more successful. The firm has gone from strength to strength since he took over as manager.
See also: from

on the strength of something

1. if you do something on the strength of facts or advice, you do it because you are influenced by them. On the strength of the projected sales figures, we decided to expand our business.
2. if you get a job or an opportunity on the strength of something you have done, you get it because what you did was good enough to persuade someone you deserve it. He was accepted for the writing course on the strength of a few articles in his local paper.

a pillar/tower of strength

someone who gives a lot of support to someone else who is in a difficult situation. Roger was a tower of strength when my parents died.
See also: pillar, tower

go from strength to strength
to become increasingly successful. The firm has gone from strength to strength since she took over as manager.
See also: from

on the strength of something

because of something that has influenced or persuaded you. On the strength of last month's sales figures, we decided to expand our business. He was offered a teaching position on the strength of his experience in sales and marketing.

a pillar of strength

someone who is emotionally very strong. Roger was a pillar of strength when my father died.
See also: pillar

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