lean on
Example Sentences
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Now, Machado and her allies will likely lean on Republican lawmakers in South Florida to try to persuade the White House to rethink its approach.
"I stepped on a pile of dry leaves, and there was an explosion," he said, leaning on a crutch.
From Barron's
“Brad Pitt does have a higher price point, and you could say he’s leaning on ease, but it is probably much more about being premium. And of course Brad Pitt is premium,” says Martin.
From Los Angeles Times
She tries to find an empty row of seats or, if it is full, a window seat so she has something to lean on.
Now that Saban is retired after winning six of his seven national championships at Alabama, they all lean on him like a former professor.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.