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46 entries under expression topic. ×
| flying buttress(noun, support, prop) | |
| focal point(heart, center, nucleus) | |
| foundation stone(foundation, keystone) | |
| good worker(noun, rock, pillar, workhorse) | |
| grappling iron(idiom, refuge) | |
| ground tackle | |
| hot shot(noun, rock, pillar, workhorse) | |
| intestinal fortitude(noun, asset, forte) | |
| key element(essential, foundation, keystone, kingpin) | |
| live wire(noun, rock, pillar, workhorse) | |
| main idea(heart, center, nucleus) | |
| main ingredient(essential, foundation, keystone, kingpin) | |
| main man | |
| meat and potatoes(idiom, heart, center, nucleus) | |
| mover and shaker(noun, idiom, rock, pillar) | |
| nitty gritty(heart, center, nucleus) | |
| prop up(verb, maintain, reinforce, buttress) | |
| shoring up(verb, phrasal verb, hold, base) | |
| spark plug(noun, rock, pillar, workhorse) | |
| spinal column |
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