Idiom idiom
prop up
Meaning
To be at the bottom of (a league).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“That team continues to prop up the league table.”
“Despite their best efforts, the local club continues to prop up the league after losing ten games in a row.”
“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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Last updated August 10, 2026