to take up the cudgels for sth/sb

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• cudgel — cud|gel [ˈkʌdʒəl] n [: Old English; Origin: cycgel] 1.) a short thick stick used as a weapon 2.) take up the cudgels (on behalf of sb/sth) formal to start to fight for an idea that you believe in …   Dictionary of contemporary English