cheer on

Idioms  

1. Encourage, as in The crowd was cheering on all the marathon runners. Originating in the 1400s simply as cheer, this usage was augmented by on in the early 1800s.

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Example Sentences

As part of her response, Colón made sure Tribune readers knew she was leading a delegation from SafeSport to cheer on U.S. athletes at the Olympics.

From Salon

Despite the relentless snowfall, fans poured in and lined the course to cheer on the athletes at the nearly sold-out event with much intrigue surrounding the sport's inaugural Olympic appearance.

From BBC

Washington will only cheer on Mr. Sharaa in re-establishing state sovereignty.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 66,000-capacity ground had only a few hundred spectators but a smattering of Italian fans turned up to cheer on their team's debut.

From Barron's

The congressman wasn’t there to cheer on his favorite team.

From Los Angeles Times