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run interference (American) to help someone achieve something by dealing with the people or problems that might prevent them from doing so (usually + for ) When it comes to finding a hotel room, you'll be glad to have a tourist guide run interference for you. See also: run run interference to turn attention away from something She wanted a minute alone with him to say goodbye, so her sister ran interference for her with the other guests. Buddy ran interference with his parents to keep them from finding out that Tom was a bit drunk. See also: run How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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