spezzare una lancia

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Italian

Etymology

Literally, to break a spear. Compare French rompre une lance.

Verb

spezzàre una lancia (first-person singular present spèzzo una lancia, first-person singular past historic spezzài una lancia, past participle spezzàto una lancia, auxiliary avére)

  1. to plead (someone's) cause; to come to (someone's) defense
    Synonyms: sostenere, patrocinare; see also Thesaurus:appoggiare
    • 2024, Masterchef Italia, season 13, episode 19, spoken by Bruno Barbieri:
      Voglio spezzare una lancia anche sugli altri tre. Cioè, nel senso che, loro hanno fatto tre piatti eccelsi...
      I also want to make the case for the other three. I mean, in the sense that, they made three exceptional dishes...

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