🗓️ Idiom: Lift Each Other Up (v)
💬 Meaning
- Support and encourage one another
- Help teammates feel more confident and motivated
🧠 Example Sentences
- Great teams lift each other up during stressful times.
- In our startup, we try to lift each other up instead of competing.
- When someone is feeling low, a few kind words can really lift them up.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom uses the idea of physically lifting someone as a symbol for emotional or moral support. It has become a common way to describe how people can help others feel stronger or more positive.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
Good team spirit means we always try to _______ when things get tough.
Answer
lift each other up
2. Choose the correct meaning of “lift each other up”:
A) Criticize teammates
B) Encourage and support teammates
C) Compete for attention
Answer
B) Encourage and support teammates
3. Change the sentence using “lift each other up”:
“Team members offered help and encouragement to one another.”
Answer
Team members lifted each other up.
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