单词 | lean on |
释义 | lean onSEE SYNONYMS FOR lean on ON THESAURUS.COM verb (intr, preposition)Also: lean upon to depend on for advice, support, etc informal to exert pressure on (someone), as by threats or intimidation Words nearby lean onleaner, lean-faced, leangle, leaning, Leaning Tower of Pisa, lean on, lean over backwards, leant, lean-to, leap, leap day Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with lean onlean on Rely on, depend on, as in He's leaning on me for help. [Mid-1400s] Exert pressure on one, especially to obtain something or make one do something against his or her will. For example, The gangsters were leaning on local storekeepers to pay them protection money. [Colloquial; mid-1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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