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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.
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bleed for somebody/something
to suffer for someone or something My father said that when he was in college he was a hopeless liberal who bled for causes.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of bleed for someone/something (to be injured or killed while supporting an idea or protecting your country)
See also: bleed


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