take up the cudgels

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Definitions of take up the cudgels words

phrase take up the cudgels If you take up the cudgels for someone or something, you speak or fight in support of them. 0
noun take up the cudgels to join in a dispute, esp to defend oneself or another 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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