- take up cudgels
- pick up weapons, prepare to defend or attack
We may have to take up cudgels against people who invent and spread viruses on the Internet.
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take up cudgels
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take up cudgels — ► take up cudgels start to defend or support someone or something strongly. Main Entry: ↑cudgel … English terms dictionary
take up cudgels — start to defend or support someone or something strongly. → cudgel … English new terms dictionary
To take up cudgels for — Cudgel Cudg el (k?j ?l), n. [OE. kuggel; cf. G. keule club (with a round end), kugel ball, or perh. W. cogyl cudgel, or D. cudse, kuds, cudgel.] A staff used in cudgel play, shorter than the quarterstaff, and wielded with one hand; hence, any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
take up the cudgels against someone — take up the cudgels against (someone/something) British & Australian take up the cudgels for (someone/something) to argue strongly in support of someone or something. Environmental groups have taken up the cudgels against multinational companies … New idioms dictionary
take up the cudgels against something — take up the cudgels against (someone/something) British & Australian take up the cudgels for (someone/something) to argue strongly in support of someone or something. Environmental groups have taken up the cudgels against multinational companies … New idioms dictionary
take up the cudgels against — (someone/something) British & Australian take up the cudgels for (someone/something) to argue strongly in support of someone or something. Environmental groups have taken up the cudgels against multinational companies … New idioms dictionary
take up the cudgels for someone — take up the cudgels for (someone/something) British & Australian, British & Australian to argue strongly in support of someone or something. Relatives have taken up the cudgels for two British women accused of murder … New idioms dictionary
take up the cudgels for something — take up the cudgels for (someone/something) British & Australian, British & Australian to argue strongly in support of someone or something. Relatives have taken up the cudgels for two British women accused of murder … New idioms dictionary
take up the cudgels for — (someone/something) British & Australian, British & Australian to argue strongly in support of someone or something. Relatives have taken up the cudgels for two British women accused of murder … New idioms dictionary
take up (the) cudgels on behalf of somebody — take up (the) cudgels on behalf of sb/sth idiom (old fashioned) to defend or support sb/sth strongly Main entry: ↑cudgelidiom … Useful english dictionary
