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stick up for

stick up for

 
See:
stick
part of speech: phrase
definition: (informal) to say things in support of (someone) when that person is being criticized, judged, or mistreated; defend.
Her father accused her of stealing, but her brother stuck up for her.Josh always stuck up for me when we were in school and kids made fun of me.Even when she knows he's done something wrong, she sticks up for him.