have someone's back en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /hæv ˌsʌmwʌnz ˈbæk/
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To be prepared and willing to support or defend someone.
If you ever need help, just ask. You know I have your back.
Liz Truss has promised Britons she has “got your back” and set out a plan for “growth, growth and growth” in a conference speech disrupted by protesters asking who voted for her plan.
2022 October 5, Rowena Mason, quoting Liz Truss, “Liz Truss promises ‘growth, growth and growth’ in protest-hit speech”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 02 Apr 2023:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| having someone's back | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| has someone's back | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| have got someone's back | alternative | lexicographic | |
| get someone's back | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cover someone's back | alternative | lexicographic | |
| had someone's back | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| had someone's back | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
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Translations (19)
ru подде́рживать (be prepared and willing to support or defend someone) · nl achter iemand staan (be prepared and willing to support or defend someone) · it fiancheggiare (be prepared and willing to support or defend someone) · fr soutenir (be prepared and willing to support or defend someone) · it sostenere (be prepared and willing to support or defend someone) · es guardar las espaldas a (be prepared and willing to support or defend someone) · nl iemand steunen (be prepared and willing to support or defend someone) · cs stát za kým (be prepared and willing to support or defend someone) · hy մեջքին կանգնած լինել (be prepared and willing to support or defend someone) · fr assurer les arrières (be prepared and willing to support or defend someone) · pl stawać murem (be prepared and willing to support or defend someone) · fi tukea (be prepared and willing to support or defend someone) · es cubrir las espaldas a (be prepared and willing to support or defend someone) · fr couvrir les arrières (be prepared and willing to support or defend someone) · pl stanąć murem (be prepared and willing to support or defend someone) · ru защища́ть (be prepared and willing to support or defend someone) · fi olla jonkun tuki (be prepared and willing to support or defend someone) · it spalleggiare (be prepared and willing to support or defend someone) · it dare man forte (be prepared and willing to support or defend someone)