lean on sb/sth
— phrasal verb with lean uk/liːn/us/liːn/verb [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] leaned or UK also leant, leaned or UK also leant
to use someone or something to help you, especially in a difficult situation:
He's always had his big brother to lean on.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Trusting and not trusting
- (you can) depend on/upon it idiom
- accept/take sth on faith idiom
- bank
- bank on sb/sth
- believe
- believe in sb
- count
- distrust
- faith
- have faith! idiom
- I wouldn't trust sb as far as I could throw them idiom
- keep faith with sth/sb idiom
- lean
- reliance
- rely on/upon sb/sth
- repose
- repose trust/confidence/hope in sb/sth idiom
- trust
- trustable
- turn
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