to speak in support of a person or an idea, belief, or plan, especially when no one else will
Don’t worry, the family will stick up for you.
I don’t need any help, thanks. I can stick up for myself.
She treats you like a slave and all you do is stick up for her.
sticks up for
sticking up for
stuck up for
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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