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Flowersa Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Trying on the mantle of a national leader
Hi, what is "mantle of" here?
Obama seemed to be trying on the mantle of a national leader
"He started speaking about an “empathy deficit” crippling the country,
about the severity of the problems that America faced and the epic failure to confront them.
Slowly, subtly, tentatively, Obama seemed to be trying on the mantle of a national leader."
Obama seemed to be trying on the mantle of a national leader
"He started speaking about an “empathy deficit” crippling the country,
about the severity of the problems that America faced and the epic failure to confront them.
Slowly, subtly, tentatively, Obama seemed to be trying on the mantle of a national leader."
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From the Macmillan Dictionary: MANTLE [SINGULAR] the authority or responsibility connected with someone’s position, duties, or beliefs take on/assume the mantle of someone/something: Edwards took on the mantle of team captain this year.
- From the Macmillan Dictionary: MANTLE [SINGULAR] the authority or responsibility connected with someone’s position, duties, or beliefs take on/assume the mantle of someone/something: Edwards took on the mantle of team captain this year.
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From the Macmillan Dictionary:
MANTLE [SINGULAR] the authority or responsibility connected with someone’s position, duties, or beliefs
take on/assume the mantle of someone/something: Edwards took on the mantle of team captain this year.
MANTLE [SINGULAR] the authority or responsibility connected with someone’s position, duties, or beliefs
take on/assume the mantle of someone/something: Edwards took on the mantle of team captain this year.
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