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GSGS Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Bring into the fold

Hi, can the idiom in the title refer to somebody whom others planning to join him to their group. For example - john is shy, but hopefully he will over time be brought into the fold.
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Maybe in a humorous way, but the phrase has religious connotations. A "fold" is the place where sheep are kept. Therefore, the phrase in its original sense refers to Jesus' metaphor of Christians being the sheep and He the Shepherd.

— Elanguest

  • Maybe in a humorous way, but the phrase has religious connotations.
  • A "fold" is the place where sheep are kept.
  • Therefore, the phrase in its original sense refers to Jesus' metaphor of Christians being the sheep and He the Shepherd.
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Maybe in a humorous way, but the phrase has religious connotations. A "fold" is the place where sheep are kept. Therefore, the phrase in its original sense refers to Jesus' metaphor of Christians being the sheep and He the Shepherd.
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GSGSThanks.
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