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romper una lanza

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
romper una lanza loc verb	figurado (manifestar apoyo)	stand up v expr
		make a plea v expr
		vouch for vi + prep
	El cantante rompió una lanza a favor de la ecología.
	El maestro está dispuesto a romper una lanza por su alumno.

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Principal Translations
Spanish		English
romper lanzas loc verb	figurado, coloquial (quitar dificultades)	be plain sailing expr
	Si la buena suerte rompe lanzas el proyecto podrá avanzar.
	If we are lucky, the project will be plain sailing from now on.
romper lanzas loc verb	figurado, coloquial (facilitar algo)	make [sth] easy v expr
	El banco rompió lanzas agilizando la entrega de préstamos.
romper lanzas, romper una lanza loc verb	figurado, coloquial (salir en defensa de)	stand up for [sb], stand up for [sth] v expr
		take up the cudgels for [sb], take up the cudgels for [sth] v expr
	Yo rompo lanzas por mis amigos.

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