English / phrasal verb
Stick up for
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To defend or advocate for someone or something that is being criticized or treated unfairly
In context
01
The public legal advisor had to stick up for the elderly citizen when the clerk rejected his valid application.
02
You should always stick up for your civic rights whenever administrative procedures seem biased.
Synonyms
Defend,support,advocate for
Antonyms
Oppose,abandon,criticize
Collocations
Stick up for rights,stick up for someone,stick up for fairness