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right-hand man
noun
- an indispensable or invaluable assistant; right hand.
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of right-hand man1
Idioms and Phrases
Also, right-hand woman . A trusted helper, as in Give it to Jill, she's my right-hand man . Based on the idea that in most people the right hand is the stronger of the two, this idiom today usually disregards gender, as in the example. However, in the the 17th and 18th centuries it also meant a soldier in a post of command on the right side of a cavalry unit, and then always denoted a man. [c. 1800]Example Sentences
Even though he wasn鈥檛 a musician, he was such an important person in the studio as a right-hand man.
In 1995, Kilmer delivered a memorable and chilling performance in Michael Mann's Heat, as the right-hand man of a criminal played by Robert De Niro.
Trump's right-hand man understands more than most the importance of critical minerals in the green transition.
In the next few days, starting with the PM's right-hand man Pat McFadden in the studio tomorrow, you will see the government try to kick up the pace of whats happening at home.
By the time of Trump's inauguration, Musk was his right-hand man, seated just behind the president's left shoulder on the dais - an unmistakable symbol of his influence.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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