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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]

Example Sentences

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Titanium posts will be inserted into his jawbone, serving as new roots for the teeth.

From Los Angeles Times

"If I get disappointed, I get disappointed really hard - so I actually do this thing where I'll look at who I'm up against and decide, 'OK, I'm rooting for them instead'."

From BBC

Receiving recognition and giving back to those rooting for you is among the most memorable parts of the high school sports experience.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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