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| stand for(verb, phrasal verb, support, favor) | |
| stand guard(verb, support, cover, keep) | |
| stave off(verb, phrasal verb, separate, secure) | |
| stick by(verb, support, hold, help) | |
| subscribe to(verb, support, accept, praise) | |
| take an eye for an eye(restore, respond, grievance, vindicate) | |
| take an oath(verb, idiom, support, accept) | |
| take hold | |
| take rap for(verb, idiom, explain, spare) | |
| take the part of(verb, idiom, hold, help) | |
| take under wing(verb, idiom, support, cover) | |
| take up(verb, support, maintain, promote) | |
| talk back(verb, return, acknowledge, deny) | |
| throw in with(verb, idiom, hold, help) | |
| thump for(verb, phrasal verb, support, show) | |
| turn the tables on(restore, respond, grievance, vindicate) | |
| urge reasons for | |
| vouch for(verb, support, praise, favor) | |
| wall off(verb, close, cover, separate) | |
| wink at(explain, spare, relieve, pardon) |
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