have someone's back

English

Alternative forms

• cover someone's back
• have got someone's back
• get someone's back

Pronunciation

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Verb

have someone's back

1. (idiomatic) To be prepared and willing to support or defend someone.

   If you ever need help, just ask. You know I have your back.

Translations

be prepared and willing to support or defend someone

• Armenian: մեջքին կանգնած լինել (meǰkʿin kangnac linel)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: (no exact equivalent exists; lit. "support") 支持 (zh) (zhīchí)

• Dutch: iemand steunen, achter iemand staan
• Finnish: olla jonkun tuki, tukea (fi)
• Italian: spalleggiare (it), dare man forte, sostenere (it), fiancheggiare (it)
• Russian: подде́рживать (ru) m (poddérživatʹ), защища́ть (ru) impf (zaščiščátʹ)