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see STAND UP FOR.
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): stick up for someone or something to support someone or something; to speak in favor of someone or something. • Everyone was making unpleasant remarks about John, but I stuck up for him. • Our team was losing, but I stuck up for it anyway.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs