ride shotgun for

Strongest matches

• back
• campaign for
• defend
• encourage
• favor
• further
• justify
• press for
• promote
• propose
• push
• recommend
• support
• tout
• uphold
• urge

Strong matches

• advance
• advise
• bless
• bolster
• boost
• champion
• countenance
• plug
• side
• vindicate

Weak matches

• argue for
• be in corner
• brace up
• build up
• get on bandwagon
• give a leg up
• give a lift
• go for
• go to bat for
• go with
• hold with
• plead for
• plump for
• root for
• run interference for
• say so
• speak for
• spread around
• stump for

Strongest matches

• defend
• espouse
• fight for
• promote
• uphold

Strong matches

• back
• battle
• contend
• patronize
• support

Weak matches

• go to bat for
• plead for
• put in a good word for
• side with
• stand behind
• stand up for
• thump for

Strongest matches

• advocate
• argue
• assert
• back
• champion
• endorse
• explain
• guarantee
• justify
• maintain
• stand by
• support
• uphold

Strong matches

• aid
• befriend
• espouse
• exculpate
• exonerate
• plead
• rationalize
• recommend
• second
• stonewall
• sustain
• vindicate
• warrant

Weak matches

• apologize for
• back up
• bear one out
• come to defense of
• cover for
• go to bat for
• prove a case
• put in a good word
• say in defense
• speak up for
• stand up for
• stick up for
• thump for

Strongest matches

• cover
• defend
• escort
• keep
• look after
• observe
• oversee
• patrol
• preserve
• safeguard
• secure
• shield
• supervise

Strong matches

• attend
• baby-sit
• bulwark
• chaperon
• chaperone
• conduct
• convoy
• fend
• lookout
• mind
• police
• save
• screen
• shelter
• shepherd
• shotgun
• stonewall
• superintend
• tend

Weak matches

• cover up
• keep an eye on
• keep in view
• keep under surveillance
• see after

Strongest matches

• assure
• care for
• conserve
• cover
• cushion
• defend
• insulate
• keep
• look after
• preserve
• safeguard
• save
• secure
• shelter
• shield
• support

Strong matches

• bulwark
• champion
• chaperon
• fend
• foster
• harbor
• hedge
• screen
• shade
• stonewall
• watch

Weak matches

• cover all bases
• cover up
• give refuge
• give sanctuary
• go to bat for
• keep safe
• sentinel
• shotgun
• stand guard
• take under wing
• watch over

Strongest matches

• attend
• guard
• protect
• take care of
• wait

Strong matches

• mind
• oversee
• patrol
• police
• superintend
• tend
• watch over

Weak matches

• be on alert
• be on the lookout
• be vigilant
• be wary
• be watchful
• care for
• keep an eye on
• keep eyes open
• keep eyes peeled
• keep watch over
• look after
• look out
• pick up on
• take heed