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Phrase(s): defend someone or something against someone or something
1. to stand against an attack; to provide a defense against attack. • Don’t worry, I will defend you against any muggers. • We defended ourselves against the attack. • The army defended the town against the enemy soldiers. 2. to advocate the cause of someone or something against someone or something else. • The lawyer defended her against the plaintiff. • She defended the company against the suit.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs