have someone's back

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• /hæv ˌsʌmwʌnz ˈbæk/
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No etymology was provided for this word.

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: մեջքին կանգնած լինել (meǰkʻin kangnac linel) — be prepared and willing to support or defend someone
• Czech: stát za kým — be prepared and willing to support or defend someone
• Dutch: iemand steunen — be prepared and willing to support or defend someone
• Dutch: achter iemand staan — be prepared and willing to support or defend someone
• Finnish: olla jonkun tuki — be prepared and willing to support or defend someone
• Finnish: tukea — be prepared and willing to support or defend someone
• French: couvrir les arrières — be prepared and willing to support or defend someone
• French: assurer les arrières — be prepared and willing to support or defend someone
• French: soutenir — be prepared and willing to support or defend someone
• Italian: spalleggiare — be prepared and willing to support or defend someone
• Italian: dare man forte — be prepared and willing to support or defend someone
• Italian: sostenere — be prepared and willing to support or defend someone
• Italian: fiancheggiare — be prepared and willing to support or defend someone
• Polish: stawać murem — be prepared and willing to support or defend someone
• Polish: stanąć murem — be prepared and willing to support or defend someone
• Russian: подде́рживать (poddérživatʹ) — be prepared and willing to support or defend someone
• Russian: защища́ть (zaščiščátʹ) — be prepared and willing to support or defend someone
• Spanish: guardar las espaldas a — be prepared and willing to support or defend someone
• Spanish: cubrir las espaldas a — be prepared and willing to support or defend someone