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root for

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]

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There would have been people dismayed that protesters failed to prevent property damage, and people who were rooting for Molotov cocktails to fly.

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"This is not my war. I'm not rooting for either side, I just want to survive along with my family."

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He's been musing on his roots for some time.

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“My grandpa was big on the Dodgers,” Cuco said, noting that it was because of him that his whole family rooted for the Boys in Blue.

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We root for Zephyr to escape Tucker’s clutches not because he’s evil but because he’s a bit of a stiff.

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