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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 “prop,” 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
Martinak suggests shoring up emergency funds and diversifying investments across different asset classes to mitigate risk.
Speaking to reporters on his way to the meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Sir Keir said "shoring up support for Ukraine" was top of his agenda.
Jurado, in an interview on Wednesday, said she disagreed with De León’s emphasis on shoring up Latino power, which she said “sowed racial division.”
Boeing has been trying to shore up its finances and end the strike, which has now cost it nearly $10bn, according to consulting firm Anderson Economic Group.
Boeing has been trying to end the strike and shore up its finances.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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