right-hand 'man

  • 1right-hand man — ˌright hand ˈman noun [singular] the person who supports and helps you most in your job: • He was my right hand man for 10 years. * * * right hand man UK US (also right hand man) noun [C] MANAGEMENT, WORKPLACE ► someone who works very closely… …

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  • 2right-hand man — right hand men N COUNT: usu poss N Someone s right hand man is the person who acts as their chief assistant and helps and supports them a lot in their work. He is Rupert Murdoch s right hand man at News International …

    English dictionary

  • 3right-hand man — n [singular] the person who supports and helps you the most, especially in your job ▪ John is Bill s right hand man and has put a lot of time into the team …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4right-hand man — noun singular the person that you regularly depend on to help you: the governor s right hand man …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 5right-hand man — index assistant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 6right-hand man — ► NOUN ▪ an indispensable helper or chief assistant …

    English terms dictionary

  • 7right-hand man — noun the most helpful assistant • Syn: ↑chief assistant, ↑man Friday • Hypernyms: ↑assistant, ↑helper, ↑help, ↑supporter * * * noun 1 …

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  • 8right-hand man — (someone s) right hand man/woman someone who helps you with your work and who you depend upon. How will the Director cope without his right hand man, who resigned yesterday due to ill health? …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 9right-hand man — {v. phr.} A valued and indispensable assistant. * /The chancellor of the university never goes anywhere without the vice chancellor, his right hand man, whose judgment he greatly trusts./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 10right-hand man — {v. phr.} A valued and indispensable assistant. * /The chancellor of the university never goes anywhere without the vice chancellor, his right hand man, whose judgment he greatly trusts./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms