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take up the cudgel for
English
Meaning
take up the cudgel for
meaning
What does
take up the cudgel for
mean?
take up the cudgel for
verb
—
(
idiomatic
)
To
make
a
defense
for
someone
or
something
,
on
behalf
of
another
person
.
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