prop up

Language: en

Meaning: (transitive)Tosupportwith, or as if with, aprop.December 13 2021, Molly Ball, Jeffrey Kluger, Alejandro de la Garza, “Elon Musk: Person of the Year 2021”, inTime Magazine‎[1]:A $465 million federal loan in 2010 helpedprop upTesla at a crucial juncture, and its customers have benefitted from hefty tax incentives.; (transitive,idiomatic)To be at thebottomof (a league).26 March 2014, Jamie Jackson, “Fans' revolt leaves David Moyes dead man walking at Manchester United”, inThe Guardian‎[2]:Under Moyes, United have fewer home points (21) than Norwich City and Hull City, with their count of 18 goals the same as Fulham and Cardiff City, whoprop upthe table.

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