lawyer up in English

Forms: lawyer up [canonical], lawyers up [third-person, singular], lawyered up [past], lawyered up [past, participle], lawyering up [present, participle] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{verb|lawyer up|lawyers up|lawyered up|lawyering up}} [POS TABLE]

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          "text": "The oil companies lawyered up and sued the government."
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"lawyer up" meaning in English

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