defend someone or something against someone or something
- defend someone or something against someone or something
defend someone or something against someone or something
1. to stand against an attack; to provide a defense against attack. •
Don't worry, I will defend you against any muggers.
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We defended ourselves against the attack.
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The army defended the town against the enemy soldiers.
2. to advocate the cause of someone or something against someone or something else. •
The lawyer defended her against the plaintiff.
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She defended the company against the suit.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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