give sb backing
Frequency: 8.524.0 per million words
to offer support to someone
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- The union gave the striking workers its full backing.
- The investors have promised to give the startup financial backing.
- The community is known to give its local artists strong backing.
- The entire cast gave the director their wholehearted backing.
- Will you give me your backing if I propose this new idea?
- A good leader always gives their team backing, even when they make mistakes.
- We cannot proceed without the board giving us its official backing.
- Her parents gave her the backing she needed to pursue her dream.
- The newspaper gave the political candidate its unanimous backing.
- Please give our new colleague your full backing as she gets started.