in your corner
On your side
Someone who is in your corner supports you and advocates for your interests, especially during difficult situations.
The image comes from boxing, where a fighter's team works from their assigned corner of the ring between rounds.
It helps to have a good lawyer in your corner.
Don't worry—I'm in your corner on this.
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- allySupportive partner
- backingAid or sponsorship
- ride or dieUnfailingly loyal person
- championTop competitor, or advocate
fighter · ringside · boxing · coach · trainer · defender · loyal · teammate · team player · advocate · right hand man · rooting · cheering · moral support · trusted · sidekick · backup · believer
- sports idiomsdrop the ball, throw in the towel, slam dunk, out of left field, level playing field
- boxingjab, uppercut, hook, punch, knockout
- competition metaphorslevel playing field, race to the bottom, win-win, rat race, front runner
- helpful phraseshappy to help, offering help, here for you, lending a hand, no problem
- loyaltyloyalty, devotion, loyal, faithfulness, fidelity
in your cornerin opposition
Actively against something
on the other side · adversarial · hostile · antagonistic · unsympathetic
in your corneron the other side
Across from this position
batting for the other team · disloyal · treacherous · two-faced · fair-weather
your, yours, yourself, yourselves, corner, corners, cornered, cornering