lean on sb/sth
— Phrasal Verb with lean /liːn/ verb (past tense and past participle leaned, also UK leant /lent/)Definition
› to use someone or something to help you, especially in a difficult situation: Her mother had always leaned on her for support.
(Definition of lean on sb/sth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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