Root for
To express support for someone.
“There are so many fans, and not only from the town of Sliac, rooting for the TTC Sliac table tennis team.”
ORIGIN
This phase emerged in America in the late 19th century and is probably related to the sport of baseball where fans stomped their feet to make noise thus encouraging their team.
WORDS
root: the part of a plant that is underground.
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