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Phrase(s): sue someone for something
to file a lawsuit against someone in order to get something. • I will sue you for damages if you do anything else to my car! • She sued her employer for failure to provide a safe workplace., Phrase(s): sue for something
to file a lawsuit in order to get something. • If you so much as harm a hair on my head, I will sue for damages. • Ted sued for back pay in his dispute with a former employer.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs