Dec 19, 2007 12:14
16 yrs ago
English term

the ground he walked on

English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
Like in [she had always worshiped 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

It's a metaphor, meaning that she adored him as a deity and even the ground where he stepped was precious for her.

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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.
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- see explanation below -

As far as I know, "the ground he walked on" doesn't mean anything in particular except what it says, the surface he walked on.

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
Peer comment(s):

agree Anna Quail : http://www.answers.com/topic/worship-the-ground-someone-walk...
22 mins
Thanks Flo // Thanks for the link too
agree Alexandra Tussing
9 hrs
Cheers!
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