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
We would totally find a way to shut it down if he didn’t like it; I’ve had to run interference for the daughter because her mom calls her so often.
From Slate • May 14, 2021
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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