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tower of strength |
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tower of strength Fig. a person who can always be depended on to provide support and encouragement, especially in times of trouble. Mary was a tower of strength when Jean was in the hospital. She looked after her whole family. Jack was a tower of strength during the time that his father was unemployed. 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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The dressers, often inexperienced or nervous, found her a tower of strength. I thought of the other Societies, too numerous to mention, all built up on this man as on a tower of strength. It cost us Argives dear enough to lose such a tower of strength as you were to us. |
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