to catch up

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to open up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gb3BlbiB1cA&hash=0144bf531cf4045208e79e55ac19086f43b6e586&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to get over

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to make up

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbWFrZSB1cA&hash=7f233b2dd569abed2e12ae9915ad5054a910931d&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to pick on

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcGljayBvbg&hash=ef9ee08e49af338e25acb99c339ac8e66f89b648&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to break down

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYnJlYWsgZG93bg&hash=c4e553098c98ed182a0b6accac1f291406549e0a&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

The idiom "stick up for someone or something" finds its origin in the imagery of physically brandishing a stick or weapon in defense. The word "stick" refers to a long, slender object that can be used as a makeshift weapon. The idiom emerged from the literal act of using a stick to protect oneself or others from harm. It is commonly employed in personal relationships, such as friendships or family dynamics, when someone stands up for a loved one in the face of criticism, bullying, or injustice.

What is the origin of the idiom "stick up for someone or something" and when to use it?

to stick up for

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to [hit] it off

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gaGl0IGl0IG9mZg&hash=288ffce82739d117a7e980152814252605d723d6&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to run into

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actually

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currently

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really

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=cmVhbGx5&hash=82045ef7fa4aa505b2ffb4dde878786813331a7e&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

in fact

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sympathetic

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=c3ltcGF0aGV0aWM&hash=8d9dae0530219c63fffdd2d410327867bbf0a45f&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

friendly

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZnJpZW5kbHk&hash=e27a1d0d9ae3fb8df90aa6d246a145ff825607f7&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

happily

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=aGFwcGlseQ&hash=b294fbf80b4c2b091f671590671e8f52544631c0&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

latest

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last

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consequently

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consistently

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eventually

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possibly

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=cG9zc2libHk&hash=d447003ec344ec612b8c0ef449ac021172fa9493&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to attach

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYXR0YWNo&hash=22a28485ccc1a1b26d816d3159e401c1410dd7b0&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to click

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gY2xpY2s&hash=b041754b7a4c6abfcdc5b3c3ed7016f862c04835&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to delete

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZGVsZXRl&hash=3b9677f4791796a7c13e6da8ce17d7562f509c9d&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to download

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZG93bmxvYWQ&hash=2afee816eecf78098b633bb1fe74d0f027fbc641&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to install

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gaW5zdGFsbA&hash=144c384399402a4eb13b1542f516da8e8b86d522&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to log into

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbG9nIGludG8&hash=13cf6a8412421e2a264d499ceb215d8ec615c9e2&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to post

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcG9zdA&hash=2814231bdeaeba2798f805aedf2c9c466edae0b5&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to share

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc2hhcmU&hash=2103da9500ca5abdf7f7510b60059050fd6b37be&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to update

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gdXBkYXRl&hash=9e9cc77d09b73ae26956e11476f4b1e7515e0598&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to upload

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gdXBsb2Fk&hash=c5156246486f867074201472d501a86557d8ed8b&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

to undo

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gdW5kbw&hash=205405d803928c536d25d59f9324c8fb98f1d350&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

router

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=cm91dGVy&hash=3d0f45b2aa28614c18d8aee649d311422d56fd63&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

firewall

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZmlyZXdhbGw&hash=0f03f98b7472c4a2e9a181729c713c8690144227&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

Here you will find the vocabulary from Unit 9 - 9A in the Insight Intermediate coursebook, such as "open up", "consequently", "pick on", etc.

Insight Mittelstufe "Einheit 9 - 9A" Wortschatz