shore up
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To make something stronger so it doesn't break or fail
"Engineers worked through the night to shore up the damaged sea wall before the next storm."
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shore up the defenses of the state,
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and to shore up support for himself.
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shore up some of the weaknesses of the
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then in order to shore up his shaky and
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John wanted to shore up his grip on his