Re: honor to one of its own
- From: Robert Lieblich <r_s_lieblich@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 09:54:02 -0400
sklin wrote:
When I was reading Nicholas Gage's "The Teacher Who Changed My Life" , in
which he portrays how his teacher and mentor Miss Hurd sparked his potential
for writing, a phrase just kept me wondering what it means. The context is:
Miss Hurd submitted one of this Greek author's essays to a contest and it
won a medal. The local paper wrote about the award..."and the Greek
Community celebrated the honor to one of its own."
What does "one" refer to here, a community or an honor? Is it idiomatic to
say "...celebrated the honor as one of its own"?
"One of its own" is a set phrase meaning "a member of the community
[or group or organizastion or whatever]." If you replace "one of its
own" with "a member of the community," you'll have the correct
meaning.
--
Bob Lieblich
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