the phrase "shore up"
Their first priority is shoring up the U.S. border with Mexico.
What is "shoring up"? And how to use it?

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the phrase "shore up"
Their first priority is shoring up the U.S. border with Mexico.
 What is "shoring up"? And how to use it?

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Nobody really knows what "shoring up" means literally, it's kind of a slang term. It means to strengthen or improve. A more formal way of saying it would be to say. "Improving security along the border with Mexico" If there was a dam that was about to burst, the government would send builders to "shore it up"

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a phrase that republican politicians use when they don't know what they are talking about

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