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groom (someone) as (something)
To prepare or ready someone for a particular role or job. I heard that they're grooming Cara as the next CEO—is that true? Dad's already 70! He can't run the business forever, and he really needs to groom someone as his successor. I guess I'll be doing my business with you from now on—I hear you're being groomed as the heir apparent.
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groom (someone) for (something)
To prepare or ready someone for a particular role or job. I heard that they're grooming Cara for the CEO position—is that true? Dad's already 70! He really needs to groom someone for running the business when he finally retires. I guess I'll be doing my business with you from now on—I hear you're being groomed for the director role.
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groom someone as something
to prepare someone for a job or position. He was grooming his son as his successor. They groomed Charles as the next treasurer.
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groom someone for something
to prepare someone for something; to prepare someone to be someone. The boss is grooming his son for the presidency of the company. They are grooming the vice president for the top position.
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