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Phrases with «to shore up»
The phrase
"to shore up"
means to strengthen or support something that is weak, failing or in danger of collapsing.
Full definition
to shore
(parent phrase)
to shore up
to shore up one's balance sheet
to shore up one's defence
to shore up the defence
to shore up the midfield
to shore up one's position
Related phrases
to be up to the task
to be up to the challenge
to make something up to someone
to make something to one's shores
to get up to speed
to get up to
to see if something lives up to the hype
to take up to a year
to take up to a week
to take up to an hour
to keep up to date
to keep up to date with forthcoming post
to keep something up to date
to work up to something
to work up to
... up to date
to be up to date
to keep someone up to date
to keep this information up to date
to bring something up to date
to face up to
to face up to something
to face up to reality
to face up to the challenge
to snuggle up to
to swim to shore
to shore things up
to shore something up
time someone pull up to the pump
to look up to
to live up to the hype
to step up to the plate
to step up to the challenge
to step up to the mark
to step up to the next level
to step up to the task
to stand up to scrutiny
to warm up to someone
to warm up to
to warm up to new people
to warm up to people
to warm up to strangers
to live up to expectations
to live up to
to look up to someone
to live up to something
to open up to someone
to live up to one's price tag
to live up to one's full potential
to live up to one's potential
to live up to one's name
to live up to one's expectations
to live up to one's promise
to add up to
to add up to thousands of dollars
to build up to something
to build up to
to come up to someone
to come up with a solution to the problem
to come up from time to time
to show up to class
to hold up to scrutiny
to live up to those standards
to live up to that promise
to live up to one's billing
to live up to one's hype
to live up to one's predecessor
to live up to one's responsibilities
to live up to one's obligations
to live up to one's reputation
to live up to that ideal
to live up to one's commitments
to live up to one's standards
to live up to those claims
to live up to the billing
to live up to the name
to live up to one's end of the bargain
to live up to one's ideals
to live up to this responsibility
to live up to the challenge
to live up to that commitment
to open up to
to open up to the world
to run up to someone
call up to the national team
to own up to something
to own up to one's mistakes
to own up to that
to sign up to
to sign up to something
to sign up to one's newsletter
to sign up to one's mailing list
to sign up to one's email list
to measure up to
to last up to a year
to stand up to someone
to stand up to
to stand up to bullies
to stand up to abuse
to stand up to the elements
to stand up to the task
to catch up to someone
to catch up to one's peers
to catch up to
one's way to one's shores
to wake up to
to wake up to this morning
to wake up to in the morning
to wake up to reality
to cuddle up to
to cuddle up to someone
to cozy up to
... up to a few
Sentences with «to shore up»
They hired teams of skilled lobbyists and spent thousands of dollars on advertisements upstate to
shore up support
.
(
politico.com
)
Their results, they say, suggest a role for gut microbes and
further shore up
the connection between cheese and the French paradox.
(
sciencedaily.com
)
While the state looks to
shore up school
budgets, their union is standing in the way, trying to protect bad teachers in the process.
(
laborpains.org
)
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