lawyer up

短语

发音

US

词形变化

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释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To exercise one's right to legal representation; to engage the services of a lawyer.

    美国 非正式 不及物

    You'd better lawyer up!

  2. 2.

    To conduct matters in accord with legal formalities or so as to avoid legal risk.

    美国 非正式 不及物 商务

    Whenever we do business with those guys, we lawyer up to protect ourselves.

  3. 3.

    To arrange in a way reflecting legal advice.

    非正式 及物 商务

    By the time we finished lawyering up the agreement, we didn't want to sign it.