Support by placing against something solid or rigid.
1 Government officials insisted more money was needed to prop up the industry.
2 OPEC's decision to hold oil production steady also helped prop up prices.
3 But they worry that continuing it may help prop up Jammeh's regime.
4 Afterwards, Moscow continued to prop up the communist government of Mohammad Najibullah.
5 The Glens prop up the foot of the table with four points.
6 If needed, it should do more to prop up the Victorian economy.
7 Less competition might prop up prices, which have plunged on uncertain demand.
8 Families use it to prop up tarpaulin tents or build makeshift shelters.
9 The Conservatives were beholden to the DUP to prop up their government.
10 It will also prop up fuel demand from Asia's largest gasoline importer.
11 I had to prop up and strengthen and rebuild the whole thing.
12 But he ruled out any direct intervention to prop up the bank.
13 He has stolen from savers to prop up the spendthrift, they claim.
14 The story shows how family structures can prop up abuses like rape.
15 Joeyn thrust his prop up hard, jamming the plate against the roof.
16 Even dexterous governments struggle to prop up house prices once confidence has gone.
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Это словосочетание состоит из: Prop up в диалектах
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