Definition
To strongly argue in favor of or against someone or something.
堅挺／反對
In the meeting, he took up the cudgels for the company's new policy.
在會議中，他堅決支持公司的新政策。
She decided to take up the cudgels for the employees who had been unfairly treated.
她決定為受到不公平對待的員工挺身而出。
Despite the controversy, he took up the cudgels for what he believed was right.
儘管有爭議，他還是為他認為正確的事情辯護。