Murdoch's right hand man
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="right">right</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="man">man</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Rupert">Rupert</span> <span word="Murdoch">Murdoch</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="International">International</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="International">International</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="No">No</span>. 2, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="rankings">rankings</span>.</p><p><span word="Seriously">Seriously</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="Murdoch">Murdoch</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="mogul">mogul</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="helpful">helpful</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trusted">trusted</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="employees">employees</span>.</p><p><span word="Above">Above</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Murdoch">Murdoch</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="servant">servant</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Murdoch">Murdoch</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="lieutenant">lieutenant</span>.</p><p><span word="Very">Very</span> <span word="important">important</span>, <span word="indeed">indeed</span>, <span word="indispensible">indispensible</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="handed">handed</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Murdoch">Murdoch</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="mogul">mogul</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="relies">relies</span> <span word="upon">upon</span>. <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="Murdoch">Murdoch</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="arm">arm</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, “<span word="right">right</span>-<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="man">man</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="age">age</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trusted">trusted</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="secretaries">secretaries</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span>-<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="man">man</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bosses">bosses</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="bosses">bosses</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Heritage">Heritage</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Idioms">Idioms</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="at">at</span> 1655-65, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>:</p><p>“<span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sins">sins</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>, <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="God">God</span>” (<span word="Hebrews">Hebrews</span> 10:12 <span word="KJV">KJV</span>).</p>
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