- spur someone on
- spur someone on†to urge someone onward; to egg someone on. (Fig. on applying spurs to a horse.) •
The crowd spurred the runners on throughout the race.
•The cheering spurred on the runners.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
spur someone on
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spur someone on — spur (someone/something) on to encourage someone or something. I yelled at the dog to drop my hat, but that seemed to spur him on to chew it up. Having more women in government may spur on other women with an interest in entering politics … New idioms dictionary
spur someone on — encourage; give an incentive to. → spur … English new terms dictionary
spur something on — spur (someone/something) on to encourage someone or something. I yelled at the dog to drop my hat, but that seemed to spur him on to chew it up. Having more women in government may spur on other women with an interest in entering politics … New idioms dictionary
spur on — spur (someone/something) on to encourage someone or something. I yelled at the dog to drop my hat, but that seemed to spur him on to chew it up. Having more women in government may spur on other women with an interest in entering politics … New idioms dictionary
spur — noun 1》 a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel, worn on a rider s heel for urging a horse forward. 2》 an incentive. 3》 a projection from a mountain or mountain range. ↘Botany a slender tubular projection from the base of a flower, e.g … English new terms dictionary
spur — 1 noun (C) 1 a sharp pointed object on the heel of a rider s boot which is used to encourage a horse to go faster 2 a fact or event that makes you try harder to do something: Did your father s success act as a spur when you started in business? 3 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spur — I UK [spɜː(r)] / US [spɜr] noun [countable] Word forms spur : singular spur plural spurs * 1) a) a metal object on the heel of a rider s boot that the rider presses into a horse s side to make it go faster b) a sharp curved part on the back of a… … English dictionary
spur — spur1 [ spɜr ] noun count * 1. ) a metal object on the heel of a rider s boot that the rider presses into a horse s side to make it go faster a ) a sharp curved part on the back of a bird s leg 2. ) something that encourages someone to do… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spur — [spɜː] noun [C] I 1) a metal object on the heel of a rider s boot that the rider presses into a horse s side in order to make it go faster 2) something that encourages someone to do something • on the spur of the moment if you do something on the … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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