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EVERYDAY IDIOMS
33 SUPPORT AND PROOF
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Language - English
Graduate
06/17/2006
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Term
BACK UP (ON)
 Definition
to support, to corrobrate
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STAND UP FOR, GO TO BAT FOR
 Definition
to defend, to argue on behalf of
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COME OUT FOR
 Definition
to voice one`s opinion in favor of something, to endorse
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STAND BEHIND
 Definition
to firmly believe in and support
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PULL FOR
 Definition
to show one`s support for, to encourage
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JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON
 Definition
to join in doing something that many other people are doing
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NOt HAVE A LEG TO STAND ON
 Definition
to have no justification
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NOT HAVE A LEG TO STAND ON
 Definition
to have no justification
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PAPER TRAIL
 Definition
materials that establish a chronology of past events
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ACID TEST
 Definition
the ultimate test or proof
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BEAR OUT
 Definition
to eventually show to be true
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