bleed for (something)

bleed for (something)

To support something so passionately as to accept pain and suffering on its behalf. I know this is an unpopular cause, and I am willing to bleed for it—let's go to the protest! Will you bleed for this cause, even if it means being disowned by your family? Come on, you need to bleed for the things you believe in!

See also: bleed, for

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bleed for someone

Fig. to feel the emotional pain that someone else is feeling; to sympathize or empathize with someone. I just bled for him when I heard his sad story. We bled for her as she related her recent woes.

See also: bleed, for

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