run interference for
Example Sentences
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He told her: “He’s gonna run interference for me right now, and that’s damn good advice, and I appreciate that very much.”
From Seattle Times • May 5, 2022
I’d hold off on any more significant interventions or asking your husband to run interference for bigger issues that may crop up in the future.
From Slate • Oct. 10, 2019
The new platform -- now extinct -- was better in that you could publish instantly and avoid the faceless troglodytes installed to run interference for Arianna but you had to do your own promotion.
From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2018
Vaughn, for his part, appears to be present for one reason only: to run interference for Gibson when he doesn’t want to answer a question.
From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2016
“Then can you please go out there and find out? And run interference for Mummy and Papa?”
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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