🗓️ Idiom: Have Each Other’s Back (v)
💬 Meaning
- Support and protect one another
- Be ready to help your teammate when needed
🧠 Example Sentences
- In a good team, members always have each other’s back.
- Don’t worry about the presentation—we’ve got your back.
- Startups move fast, so it’s important to have each other’s back during challenges.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom comes from military language. A soldier would protect their partner’s back in battle. Now it is used to show loyalty and support in any team or group setting.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
In our company, we always try to __________ when things get stressful.
Answer
have each other’s back
2. Choose the correct meaning of “have each other’s back”:
A) Compete with each other
B) Help and support one another
C) Talk behind someone’s back
Answer
B) Help and support one another
3. Change the sentence using “have each other’s back”:
“The teammates supported each other during the launch week.”
Answer
The teammates had each other’s back during the launch week.
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