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Jimmy Hung
2021-07-03 12:07
Nurse along phrasal verb
To take special care and attention of someone or an animal so that they can recover during a difficult situation
Sunny has been nursing her aged father along for many years though he used to abandon her.
My cat broke his leg, but yesterday he was able to walk normally thanks to the vet who nursed him along for many days.
To take special care and attention of something, particularly a business or a project ect., to help it succeed or maintain its operation
A friend agreed to nurse my company along to overcome the difficulty, but he broke his promise.
She nursed the project along, and now it has been giving profits after failing for a long time.
Used to to emphasize that attention is paid to the individuals who complain or cause problems
Be outside the ability or willingness of someone to care more about a particular person or issue
Push someone with your finger or elbow to get their attention
Everybody, pay attention to me.
The verb "nurse" should be conjugated according to its tense. A noun or pronoun can be added between "nurse" and "along".
Do you see anything wrong?
Although you got the second prize, you was still defeated by the first one and fail to win, come first or become the champion in the end.
She congratulated me for getting the second prize, but I think second place is the first loser.
