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Значение идиомы tower of strength
[tower of strength] {n. phr.} Someone who is strong, helpful, andsympathetic, and can always be relied on in times of trouble.
Johnwas a veritable tower of strength to our family while my father was inthe war and my mother lay ill in the hospital.
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