pillar of strength
Reliable emotional anchor
A pillar of strength is someone who provides unwavering support and stability during difficult times.
The phrase draws on the architectural sense of pillar—a column that holds things up.
A person described this way is dependable, emotionally steady, and capable of bearing others' burdens: She was a pillar of strength for her family after the accident.
- rockSolid earthen material
- rock solidUtterly reliable and stable
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- backboneVertebral column, or courage
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
unwavering · fortress · shelter · safe harbor · support · lean on · shoulder to cry on · foundation · tower · resilient · reliable · dependable · sturdy · stalwart · oak · stand tall · shoulder · guardian
- reliabilityreliable, dependable, trustworthy, consistent, faithful
- phrases about trustleap of faith, blind faith, trust fall, in good faith, breach of trust
- body idiomsheart of gold, heart of stone, cold heart, warm heart, soft heart
pillar of strengthfair-weather friend
Ally only in prosperity
flake · backstabber · deserter · abandoner · turncoat
pillar of strengthemotional wreck
basket case · nervous wreck · crumbler · broken reed · loose cannon
pillar of strengthdead weight
Inert, burdensome mass
burden · liability · drain · energy vampire · albatross
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