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Idioms and Phrases
Support, prop, as in The new law was designed to shore up banks in danger of failure . This expression derives from the noun shore , meaning 鈥減rop,鈥 a beam or timber propped against a structure to provide support. The verb shore dates from 1340 and was first recorded in a figurative context in 1581.Example Sentences
It has pumped billions into a contentious trade and infrastructure programme, better known as the Belt and Road initiative, to shore up ties with the so-called Global South.
The timing of Mr Huang's trip is being seen as an effort to shore up Nvidia's business in China despite the latest curbs.
Yellow diggers are shoring up mounds of earth, as construction workers prepare to lay the foundations for what's set to become the largest start-up campus in Europe.
Rent, groceries, paying off debt and shoring up savings are common targets of tax refund money, Alev said.
Consumer Watchdog has called on State Farm Mutual to instead shore up the subsidiary鈥檚 capital position.
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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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