in someone's corner
34
4.6
- idiom
- Informal
- I need you in my corner.
Examples
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They know how tough this town can be... and to have someone that's in your corner and that cares about you... is real nice.
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I'm in your corner.
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You had Mom in your corner.
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You know I was always in your corner.
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Great to have flesh and blood in your corner.
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I'm really in your corner.
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He was in your corner from day one.
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It'd be nice to have someone other than my father in my corner.
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You know I'm in your corner on this, don't you ?
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I have always had my best friend in my corner during tough times.
Synonyms
335
2.8
Willing to give help or comfort when someone needs it
72
1.0
Close to you to give help and company
Antonyms
How Supportive
774
1.3
92
3.7
236
3.2
- Informal
34
4.6
848
1.0
490
1.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The supportive meaning is partly inferable: 'in' + 'someone's' + 'corner' evokes a spatial relation and, via the boxing metaphor (supporters stand in a fighter's corner), can suggest backing someone. However this is a metaphorical, culture-specific extension of the literal 'corner' and is not fully predictable from the constituent meanings alone, so a B1 learner who hasn't seen the idiom may not reliably derive the sense.
Etymology
In someone's corner comes from boxing, where a trainer stands in the corner of the ring to give help and encouragement to the fighter. That's why being in someone's corner means 'support' or 'backing' when someone needs help.