stick up for

SUPPORT, take someone's side, side with, be on the side of, stand by, stand up for, take someone's part, defend, come to the defence of, champion, speak up for, fight for.

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phrasal

: to speak or act in defense of : stand up for : defend, support

afraid to stick up for his own beliefs — Virginia Woolf

haven't got a soul to stick up for me — Dorothy Sayers

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stick up for

To speak or act in defence of

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Main Entry: ↑stick

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ˌstick ˈup for [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stick up for he/she/it sticks up for present participle sticking up for past tense stuck up for past participle stuck up for] informal phrasal verb

to speak in support of a person or an idea, belief, or plan, especially when no one else will

Don’t worry, the family will stick up for you.

stick up for yourself:

I don’t need any help, thanks. I can stick up for myself.

Thesaurus: to support an idea, plan or person_synonym

Main entry: stick

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support or defend (a person or cause)