take (someone's) side

to agree with or support someone.

I took Bob's side when I heard his account of the events.

Related vocabulary: take sides

• be in another world
• be in a pickle
• be in apple-pie order
• be in a pretty pickle
• be in a right pickle
• be in a rut
• be in a spin
• be in a stew
• be in a tight corner
• be in a tight spot
• shit out of you
• shit-stirrer
• shoe is on the other foot
• shoo-in
• shoot a dirty look
• shoot blanks
• shoot bolt
• shoot daggers at
• shoot daggers at someone
• shoot down
• shoot down in flames
• shoot down something
• shoot for
• shoot for something
• shoot from the hip