lean on
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Verb[edit]
lean on (third-person singular simple present leans on, present participle leaning on, simple past and past participle leaned on or leant on)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lean, on.
- (figurative) To depend upon for support; to require assistance from.
- 2020, Angus Charles Lindsay, "Swallowing the Black Pill: A Qualitative Exploration of Incel Antifeminism within Digital Society", thesis submitted to Victoria University of Wellington, [1]:
- I wish to acknowledge my supervisors (including my unofficial supervisors) who I have leaned on greatly to create a thesis (hopefully) worth reading.
- 2020, Angus Charles Lindsay, "Swallowing the Black Pill: A Qualitative Exploration of Incel Antifeminism within Digital Society", thesis submitted to Victoria University of Wellington, [1]:
- To put pressure on; to attempt to compel a person to do something; to exert influence on.
- He didn't make a donation until some of his customers leaned on him.
- To criticize or reprimand for the purpose of changing behavior.
Translations[edit]
to depend upon someone's shoulder for support