in someone's corner

prepositional phrase

Acting as a second (a member of the fighter's corner team).

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Meanings

prepositional phrase

alternative in one's corner

  1. boxingActing as a second (a member of the fighter's corner team).
  2. broadlyfigurativelyOffering someone full support and encouragement.

    I choose you baby (ooh) / And I'll tell you why / you were there / when no one else / would be in my corner

    1973, Willie Hutch, “I Choose You”, in The Mack
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APA

in someone's corner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20someone's%20corner

MLA

“in someone's corner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20someone's%20corner. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in someone's corner,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20someone's%20corner.

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