lawyer up
(transitive, informal, business) To arrange in a way reflecting legal advice.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
(transitive, informal, business) To arrange in a way reflecting legal advice.
In the summer of 2019, when the boys are involved in the death of the young woman at that swimming hole, the parents of Barton Hills do what any caregivers might do, if they are rich or rich-adjacent. They lawyer up, and when this strate…
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(intransitive, chiefly, US, informal, business) To conduct matters in accord with legal formalities or so as to avoid legal risk.
By the time patrol cars got to the friend's house, so had her lawyer. With her attorney running blocker, police could not even ascertain if Grubman had been driving the car, says Suffolk County district attorney James Catterson. "She was…
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#3·Apr 27, 2026
(intransitive, chiefly, US, informal) To exercise one's right to legal representation; to engage the services of a lawyer.
You'd better lawyer up!
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