stick up for
English edit
Verb edit
stick up for (third-person singular simple present sticks up for, present participle sticking up for, simple past and past participle stuck up for)
- (transitive) To defend or protect.
- You really need to stick up for yourself against that bully.
Synonyms edit
- (when self-referential) give as good as one gets
- go to bat for
- stick one's neck out for