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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Idioms usage: "look up to"
Is it correct to use the idiom "look up to" when referring to non-living things (e.g. objects of admiration are values, good examples or similar)?
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I’ve only heard it used in the sense of admiring and respecting someone , usually a teacher, parent, or role model. My impression is that the idiom calls to mind a child looking up to a taller person.
- I’ve only heard it used in the sense of admiring and respecting someone , usually a teacher, parent, or role model.
- My impression is that the idiom calls to mind a child looking up to a taller person.
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I’ve only heard it used in the sense of admiring and respecting someone, usually a teacher, parent, or role model. My impression is that the idiom calls to mind a child looking up to a taller person.
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