cheer for (someone or something)

cheer for (someone or something)

To vocally support or encourage someone or something. Who are you cheering for in this match? The whole town came out to cheer for the high school football team in the championship game.
See also: cheer
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

cheer for someone or something

to give a shout of encouragement for someone or something. Everyone cheered for the team. I cheered for the winning goal.
See also: cheer
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • cheer for
  • root for
  • root for (someone or something)
  • cheer on
  • campaign for
  • campaign for (someone or something)
  • campaign
  • campaign against
  • campaign against (someone or something)
  • cheer (one) to the echo