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/ðə ʃɜrt ɔf ˈsʌm.wʌnz bæk/
Example:
He's so kind, he'd give you the shirt off his back if you needed it.
/teɪk ʌp ðə ˈkʌdʒəlz/
Example:
She decided to take up the cudgels for her colleague who was unfairly dismissed.
/teɪk ˈsʌmˌbɑːdi ˈʌndər jʊər wɪŋ/
Example:
The senior engineer decided to take the new intern under his wing and mentor him.
/stɪk ʌp fɔr/
Example:
You should always stick up for your friends.
/ˈʃoʊl.dər tə ˈʃoʊl.dər/
Example:
The protesters marched shoulder to shoulder down the street.
/ʃɛr ænd ʃɛr əˈlaɪk/
Example:
We decided to share and share alike the profits from the project.
/ˈoʊpən jʊər hɑːrt tuː/
Example:
It's time to open your heart to new possibilities.
/ɒn ˈbɛndɪd niː/
Example:
He went on bended knee to propose to her.
/ə ˈʃoʊl.dər tu kraɪ ɑn/
Example:
After her breakup, she really needed a shoulder to cry on.
/ə naɪt ɪn ˈʃaɪnɪŋ ˈɑːrmər/
Example:
She was waiting for a knight in shining armour to rescue her from her troubles.
/pʊt ˈsʌm.wʌnz maɪnd æt rɛst/
Example:
I called her to put her mind at rest about the children.
/ˈʌndər ði ˈɔːspɪsɪz əv/
Example:
The project was launched under the auspices of the local government.
/pɪk ˈsʌm.wʌnz breɪn/
Example:
Can I pick your brain about your experience with starting a business?
smooth (somebody’s) ruffled feathers
/smuːð ˈsʌm.bə.diz ˈrʌf.əld ˈfɛð.ərz/
Example:
After the argument, he tried to smooth her ruffled feathers with an apology.