shore up
Upper Intermediate (B2) neutral
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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shore up some of the weaknesses of the
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as Democrats had been hoping to shore up
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I think is to shore up the regime.
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to shore up the city's precious land.