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take up the cudgels
Verb
followed by on behalf of or for
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
争いに加わる / （誰かや何かの）ために弁護・支援する
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ past ）
（ participle past ）
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To engage in a contest. / (idiomatic, followed by on behalf of or for) to make a defence for someone or something; to intercede supportively.
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take up the cudgels
When the committee refused to act, Sarah decided to take up the cudgels on behalf of the displaced families.
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When the committee refused to act, Sarah decided to take up the cudgels on behalf of the displaced families.
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