break a lance

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

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Meaning

verb

to take a stand, to contend [with for ‘to the benefit of’] [with in favour of ‘to the benefit of’] [with against ‘in opposition to’]

Intransitive verb

verb

"But over the difficult and important passage 2 Cor 12:1 10 she breaks a lance with me, and a response here may be a testimony to the seriousness with which I treat her comments."

After the knightly practice of jousting.

breaks a lance (present, singular) breaking a lance (participle, present) broke a lance (past) broken a lance (participle, past)

stand up for take sides

stand up for take sides

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What does break a lance mean?

to take a stand, to contend [with for ‘to the benefit of’] [with in favour of ‘to the benefit of’] [with against ‘in opposition to’]

Where does break a lance come from?

After the knightly practice of jousting.

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