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Kris G Posted 9 years ago
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Meaning of 'pick up the mantle'?

It was always going to take a special kind of leader to pick up Ted Kennedy’s mantle as senior Senator from Massachusetts – champion of working families and scourge of special interests.

  

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take up his responsibilities; play the same role as he did; do as well as he did; take his place; be the next in line to do his job CJ

  • take up his responsibilities; play the same role as he did; do as well as he did; take his place; be the next in line to do his job CJ
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take up his responsibilities; play the same role as he did; do as well as he did; take his place; be the next in line to do his job

CJ

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