lean on sb/sth
— phrasal verb with lean /liːn/ verb [I or T, usually + adv/prep] (leaned or UK also leant, leaned or UK also leant)Definition
› to use someone or something to help you, especially in a difficult situation: He's always had his big brother to lean on.Trusting and not trusting
(Definition of lean on sb/sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (you can) depend on/upon it idiom
- accept/take sth on faith idiom
- bank on sb/sth phrasal verb
- believe in sb phrasal verb
- count on sb phrasal verb
- depend on/upon sb/sth phrasal verb (TRUST)
- distrust noun
- distrust verb
- faith noun (TRUST)
- have faith! idiom
- I wouldn't trust sb as far as I could throw them idiom
- keep faith with sth/sb idiom
- mistrust verb
- put/place your faith in sth/sb idiom
- reliance noun
- rely on sb/sth phrasal verb
- repose trust/confidence/hope in sb/sth idiom
- trust noun (BELIEF)
- trust verb (BELIEVE)
- turn to sb/sth phrasal verb
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