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Examples:execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)—always at sb's beck and call—lit. discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip—get sb's views by polite or indirect questioning—extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness—(idiom) a good person, used praise sb's moral integrity or courage—collect (e.g. a child left in sb's care beforehand)—tell sb's fortune using divinatory trigrams—request recognition for sb's merits—assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom); to employ sb competent for the task—lit. flick dust off sb's cap (idiom); to celebrate an official appointment—assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate—fig. fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent—full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring sb's life)—call (at sb's home) personally—correct (in writing) sb's errors or misconceptions—eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb—deliberately going against (rule, convention, sb's wishes etc)—rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living—deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom); follow sb's precepts is the sincerest form of respect—approach sb's ear (to whisper)—(usually used in the negative) answer or reply to sb's question—(fig.) enhance sb's reputation—observe sb's words and gestures (idiom, from Analects); to examine words and moods for a clue as to sb's thoughts—massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists—lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him [idiom.]—lit. forced crawl between sb's legs as humiliation [idiom.]— |