run interference
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At times Robbie has to run interference between his son and daughter when things get too heated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
“Whenever she visits, I’ve never seen her turn anybody away. She’s accessible almost to a fault. Sometimes, we don’t know if we should go and run interference, but she never seems bothered.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 5, 2022
He told her: “He’s gonna run interference for me right now, and that’s damn good advice, and I appreciate that very much.”
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2022
So when she could find the time, she would paint furiously on the weekend and my dad would run interference to keep the kids away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2020
“I’ll try to run interference and give you a couple hours before somebody comes in to check vitals and the like.”
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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