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to back somebody up，就是用背把某人扛起來，很容易想到是支持某人的意思。Back這里用作動詞，實際上，back做動詞本來就有支持的意思，常常指提供具體的幫助以支持. 例如：The company backed its candidate with a $1,000-a-plate dinner. 實際上，at one’s back 或者 at the back of sb.也表示支持某人的意思，用了back的名詞形式。但是值得注意的是get one's back up雖然形式同back sb. up非常像, 卻是令人不快的意思，就是說惹得別人背過身去了，那就是讓別人不高興了，例如：Tom got his back up when I said he was wrong. 好了，我們還是回到今天的習語back someone up吧。
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Lisa: How was today’s meeting? Did the boss cast endless questions to you and you were left like a perfect idiot?
Tom: What are you talking about?! He backed me up in the meeting and said that my idea was good.
