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in someone's corner

in someone's corner prepositional phrase: acting as a second (a member of the fighter's corner team).

Prepositional phrase

  1. Acting as a second (a member of the fighter's corner team).
  2. (broadly, figuratively) Offering someone full support and encouragement.
    • I choose you baby (ooh) / And I'll tell you why / you were there / when no one else / would be in my corner1973, Willie Hutch, “I Choose You”, in The Mack

Forms of in someone's corner

alternative formin one's corner

Questions about in someone's corner

What does in someone's corner mean?
In someone's corner means acting as a second (a member of the fighter's corner team).
What part of speech is in someone's corner?
In someone's corner is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in someone's corner in the dictionary

  1. in so many words
  2. in so much
  3. in someone's black books
  4. in someone's blood
  5. in someone's boots
  6. in someone's corner
  7. in someone's day
  8. in someone's debt
  9. in someone's eyes
  10. in someone's face
  11. in someone's light

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