English term
the ground he walked on
Could anyone explain this phrase please.
Thanks!
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she loved him so much that she worshipped even the point where he stepped
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-12-19 12:20:37 GMT)
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Not that she really worshipped the ground, it's a metaphor, of course.
- see explanation below -
On the other hand, the expression "to worship the ground he walk on" is an expression that indicates that the person in question, loves/adores/is besotted/admires someone else very, very much, so much in fact that they even worship the ground the loved person walks on.
HTH
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Anna Quail
: http://www.answers.com/topic/worship-the-ground-someone-walk...
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Thanks Flo // Thanks for the link too
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Alexandra Tussing
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Cheers!
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