- lean on someone
- sich an jemandem aufrichten
English-German idiom dictionary. 2013.
lean on someone
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lean on someone — lean on (someone/something) 1. to depend on someone or something. The children leaned on each other for help and comfort. Verplank leaned on his experience as a waiter to figure out how to behave when he met the prince. 2. to put pressure on… … New idioms dictionary
lean on something — lean on (someone/something) 1. to depend on someone or something. The children leaned on each other for help and comfort. Verplank leaned on his experience as a waiter to figure out how to behave when he met the prince. 2. to put pressure on… … New idioms dictionary
lean on — (someone/something) 1. to depend on someone or something. The children leaned on each other for help and comfort. Verplank leaned on his experience as a waiter to figure out how to behave when he met the prince. 2. to put pressure on someone or… … New idioms dictionary
lean — lean1 [ lin ] (past tense and past participle leaned [ lind ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive lean forward/back/toward/across etc. to move your body so it is closer to or farther from someone or something, for example by bending at the waist: The… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lean on — verb rest on for support (Freq. 6) you can lean on me if you get tired • Syn: ↑rest on, ↑lean against • Hypernyms: ↑touch, ↑adjoin, ↑meet, ↑contact … Useful english dictionary
lean on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms lean on : present tense I/you/we/they lean on he/she/it leans on present participle leaning on past tense leaned on or leant on past participle leaned on or leant on 1) lean on someone to depend on someone… … English dictionary
lean on — or lean upon 1) PHRASAL VERB If you lean on someone or lean upon them, you depend on them for support and encouragement. [V P n] She leaned on him to help her to solve her problems. 2) PHRASAL VERB If you lean on someone, you try to influence… … English dictionary
lean on — informal put pressure on (someone) to act in a certain way. → lean lean on rely on or derive support from. → lean … English new terms dictionary
lean — [[t]li͟ːn[/t]] ♦♦♦ leans, leaning, leaned, leant, leaner, leanest (American English uses the form leaned as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either leaned or leant.) 1) VERB When you lean in a particular direction, you… … English dictionary
lean — lean1 S3 [li:n] v past tense and past participle leaned or leant [lent] especially BrE [: Old English; Origin: hleonian] 1.) [I always + adverb/preposition] to move or bend your body in a particular direction lean forward/back/over etc ▪ They… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lean — 1 verb past tense and past participle leaned or leant, especially BrE 1 (intransitive always + adv/prep) to move or bend your body in a particular direction (+ forward/back etc): Robert was leaning forward, talking to the people in front. | They… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
