shore up

Idioms  

1. Support, prop, as in The new law was designed to shore up banks in danger of failure. This expression derives from the noun shore, meaning “prop,” a beam or timber propped against a structure to provide support. The verb shore dates from 1340 and was first recorded in a figurative context in 1581.

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Example Sentences

It got access to those 20 megahertz of spectrum, which it badly needed to shore up its commercial network.

From The Wall Street Journal

More than 1.5 million Ukrainian refugees have entered Poland since Russia’s invasion, helping to shore up Poland’s workforce—a boost that could fade should the war end.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rodriguez has already ploughed $300 million from a first US sale of Venezuelan crude into shoring up the country's struggling currency, the bolivar.

From Barron's

It will complement the free-trade agreement India has with the U.K. and help shore up global supply chains, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The acquisition comes at a time when the German company is executing a turnaround plan to shore up its finances.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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• build up
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• emphasize
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