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prop up

idiom
Meaning

To be at the bottom of (a league).


Examples
SIMPLE

That team continues to prop up the league table.

CONTEXTUAL

Despite their best efforts, the local club continues to prop up the league after losing ten games in a row.

COMPLEX

The struggling team, having failed to secure a single victory all season, finds itself once again left to prop up the rest of the division.

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  1. 01

    prop up the bar

    To spend time drinking alcohol at the bar in a pub.

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