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321 entries under expression topic. ×
| hold up(verb, phrasal verb, praise, favor) | |
| keep in countenance(idiom, approbation) | |
| lap up(support, accept, favor, agree) | |
| lean toward(support, accept, praise, encourage) | |
| live with(verb, support, take, make) | |
| make legal(endorse, prove, substantiate) | |
| make much of(idiom, honor, praise, approve) | |
| pat on the back(verb, idiom, support, develop) | |
| puff up(support, praise, approve, endorse) | |
| punitive measure(noun, command, disapproval, punishment) | |
| push for(support, force, accept, press) | |
| root for(verb, support, accept, develop) | |
| say yes(verb, accept, pass, agree) | |
| sign off on(verb, idiom, support, accept) | |
| sit still for(verb, idiom, support, make) | |
| speak highly of(verb, idiom, support, praise) | |
| stump for(verb, support, accept, maintain) | |
| take a liking to(idiom, support, accept, love) | |
| take to(support, accept, love, praise) | |
| thumbs up(verb, support, accept, pass) |
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