A pillar/tower of strength In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "a pillar/tower of strength", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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Meaning of A pillar/tower of strength (redirected from the tower of strength )

Synonyms:

a pillar of strength

The tower of strength British phrase

A person who gives you help, support and and encouragement when you have problems or are in a difficult situation.

My roommate was a tower of strength to me when I was ill.

After losing my job, my boyfriend was a tower of strength and gave me encouragement to start looking for another job.

My dad is a tower of strength to my family.

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Grammar and Usage of The tower of strength

This idiom is used as a noun in the sentence.

This one is opposite to the idiom "in an ivory tower".

Origin of The tower of strength

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This idiom derives from The Book of Common Prayer, 1549: "O lorde... Bee vnto them a tower of strength."

And also was later used in Richard III, 1594 by Shakespeare: "The king's name is a tower of strength."

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