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spur on
Idioms and Phrases
Goad or urge ahead, as in The thought of winning a Pulitzer Prize spurred the reporter on . This expression transfers using spurs to make a horse go faster to incentives of other kinds. [Late 1500s]Example Sentences
“When consumers do spend, that tends to spur on the economy.”
In a start against the Arizona Diamondbacks, a bone spur on Kershaw’s right big toe flared up so bad he was forced to leave the game in the second inning.
Kershaw is in a similar boat, needing the swelling caused by a bone spur on his left big toe to dissipate before the Dodgers will have a better sense of his status.
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw was put on the injured list a day after he was forced to exit early against Arizona because of a bone spur on his left big toe.
The Dodgers placed starting pitcher Clayton Kershawon the injured list Saturday, a night after he left a start against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second inning with a bone spur on his left big toe.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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