rots in de branding
English translation: tower of strength
| 17:12 Oct 29, 2005 |
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|  Selected response from: Robert van de Ven Netherlands Local time: 11:48 | |||
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| 4 +6 | tower of strength |
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| 5 | a rock in the storm |
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| 3 | "A Rock of Gibraltar" |
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| 3 | the rock in the surf, 'point break' |
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| 3 | solid as a rock |
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24 mins confidence: 
a rock in the storm Explanation: 1. “Him and Him alone,” he adds, “I found to be a refuge, a rock in the storm of contending feelings, on which my soul could cast the anchor of its hope for pardon and acceptance before God... 2. Madam M. Sampil, an ambassador, a diplomat, a rock in the storm, a willow in the wind, a beacon of light, an invincible summer in the midst of winter, Reference: http://www.athelstane.co.uk/ballanty/ocnwndrs/wndrs07.htm Reference: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?r103:E04FE3-711: |
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32 mins confidence: 
"A Rock of Gibraltar" Explanation: -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 33 mins (2005-10-29 17:46:47 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or, simply "a rock" |
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the rock in the surf, 'point break' Explanation: literally: the rock in the surf, figurally: 'point break' among other things The Point Break is a wave that breaks onto a rocky point. A good example of a Pointbreak is Bells Beach in Australia (nice how this links the film and the wave together!) http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:EOcjkTXV5V8J:www.surfing... |
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solid as a rock Explanation: or "firm as a rock", or just "like a rock" |
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4 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +6
peer agreement (net): +6tower of strength Explanation: (figuurlijk) een rots in de branding tower of strength (figuurlijk) als een rots in de branding steady as a rock Source Van Dale Ned-Eng |
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