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shore sth up
shore sth up — phrasal verb with shore /ʃɔːr/ aep /ʃɔːr/ verb
1 F0 to stop a wall or a building from falling down by supporting it with building materials such as wood or metal: » Boundary walls have had to be shored up.Thesaurus+: ↑Physical supports and supporting , ↑Arches, columns and beams2 F0 to support or improve an organization, agreement, or system that is not working effectively or that is likely to fail: » The new public relations manager has the difficult task of shoring up the company's troubled image.Thesaurus+: ↑Making things better , ↑Becoming better |