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root for

Idioms  

  1. Cheer on, give moral support to, as in The fans were out rooting for their team, or I've been rooting for you to get that promotion. This expression may come from the British verb rout, which is used of cattle and means “bellow.” [Late 1800s]

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The Final Four in men’s and women’s basketball is scheduled for this weekend, and Southern California has two players to root for who were high school graduates from the area.

From Los Angeles Times

The third invitation she accepted was also sports-related: throwing out the ceremonial pitch at a Red Sox game—despite the fact that she grew up rooting for the Yankees.

From The Wall Street Journal

You used to root for Bronny James to come into games ironically.

From Los Angeles Times

Saturday didn’t feel like it was the last time comedy fans will show up to fill SoFi for a pair of comedians who put in the work to make themselves a team worth rooting for.

From Los Angeles Times

Still, he’s among the people rooting for “SNL U.K.” to work as a new pipeline for homegrown talent and “a spotlight on live comics on TV.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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