🗓️ Idiom: A Pillar of Strength (n)
💬 Meaning
- A person who offers strong support during difficult times
- Someone reliable and emotionally strong in a team or group
🧠 Example Sentences
- During the stressful product launch, Maria was a pillar of strength for the whole team.
- In our startup journey, James has been a pillar of strength, always calm and focused.
- Every team needs a pillar of strength to stay steady when things get tough.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom comes from architecture. A “pillar” is a strong vertical structure that supports a building. In language, it became a metaphor for someone who gives strength and support to others.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
When our project failed, Anna stayed calm and became __________ for the team.
Answer
a pillar of strength
2. Choose the correct meaning of “a pillar of strength”:
A) A person who always takes breaks
B) A person who supports others in hard times
C) A person who is good at presentations
Answer
B) A person who supports others in hard times
3. Change the sentence using “a pillar of strength”:
“She supported us all when we lost our biggest client.”
Answer
She was a pillar of strength when we lost our biggest client.
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Rob is a CELTA qualified English teacher with 15 years of international experience. He has a BSc and PGDip from Loughborough and St Andrews universities in the UK. He has taught in Thailand and Saudi Arabia and now works with professionals worldwide.
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