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词汇 man-the-barricades
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man the barricades


idiom
to be present at a barricade (= a line or pile of objects put together to block a place) in order to stop people from going where they want to go, especially as a protest:
Unions don't man the barricades as often as they used to.
Barricades were erected against the advancing government troops and they were manned throughout the night.
to try to prevent something from happening, especially by expressing your opposition or opinions:
We still man the barricades against misuse of the language as robustly as we can.
Having manned the barricades in defence of artistic integrity for over a decade, she is now a member of the old guard.
UK
in sport, to try very hard to stop the other team from scoring:
Rovers did not man the barricades to protect their lead.
Even with England manning the barricades so heroically, they still needed luck to hold on.
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