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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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It isn’t a white girl she’s screaming at in the show’s immortal “We were all rooting for you!” meme, but 2005 contestant Tiffany Richardson.

From Salon

And he is rooting for the film to smash it at the Bafta Film Awards on Sunday.

From BBC

Nevertheless, her presence is so compelling that we root for Ruth every time she’s onscreen.

From Los Angeles Times

"He said he wouldn't leave without us, and that our families in the United States were rooting for us. He wanted to make sure we knew he was going home with us."

From BBC

In the years since it aired, Banks’ infamous tirade, “I was rooting for you! We were all rooting for you!”

From Los Angeles Times

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