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in honor of

in honor of idiom

In celebration of, as a mark of respect for, as in We are holding a banquet in honor of the president. [c. 1300]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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