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Today's Idiom = "Name Someone After Someone Else"

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Name Someone After Someone Else ( one is given the name of another; named in honor of another ... )
"name someone after someone else"



Example: "What should we name the baby?" Reply: "Let's name him after your father, James." Another example: "I was named after my great grandfather Albert."




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Name Someone For Someone Else


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