shore up (something)

to make something stronger by supporting it.

Part of the roof collapsed, and emergency workers had to shore up walls to prevent further damage.

Central banks try to shore the economy up by lowering interest rates.

• be damned
• be damned if do and damned if don't
• be damned if do and damned if you don't
• be damned if you do and damned if don't
• be damned if you do and damned if you don't
• be dead and buried
• be dead from the neck up
• be dead from the waist down
• be dead in the water
• be dead meat
• be dead on feet
• be dead on your feet
• be dead to the world
• be department
• be done in
• be done like a dinner
• be done like a dog's dinner
• be done to a turn
• be done to death
• be down in the dumps
• be down in the mouth
• be down on like a ton of bricks
• be down on luck
• be down on someone like a ton of bricks
• be down on uppers