[power behind the throne] {n. phr.} The person with the real powerbacking up the more visible partner.
It is rumored that the First Lady it the powerbehind the throne in the White House.
Describing a person.
My favorite clothes.
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- Значение идиомы under one’s heel[under one’s heel] {adv. phr.} In one’s power or control. If onemarriage partner always wants to keep the other person under his orher heel, it is not a happy or democratic arrangement and may lead toa divorce....
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- Значение идиомы big as life[big as life] or [large as life] {adj. phr.} 1. or [life-size] The same size as the living person or thing. The statue of Jefferson was big as life. The characters on the screen were life-size. 2. or [big as life and twice as natural] {informal} In person; real and living. I had not seen ... Читать далее...
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Значение идиомы power behind the throne