Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is hold (someone/something) dear and its meaning is “to value/respect highly, to care very much about; be fond of, be attached to, revere, treasure, cherish”.
Example Sentence: Trump’s supporters will stick with him even as he tramples on (walks over/crushes) everything they claim to hold dear. Like he always said, he could shoot people on Fifth Avenue and they’d still vote for him.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article The danger is now clear: Trump is destroying democracy in broad daylight and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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