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Examples:execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)—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)—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—(used before sb's name for emphasis)—assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate—move (sb's emotions or worry)—fig. fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent—lit. cover sb's mouth with cloth—full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring sb's life)—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)—cast sb's yearly horoscope—(humor) sb's elegant monicker—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—(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—taken in (by sb's deceit)—massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists—lit. forced crawl between sb's legs as humiliation [idiom.]—lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him [idiom.]— |