lawyer up
phrasal verbwithlawyer
mainly USinformal/ˌlɔɪ.ər ˈʌp//ˌlɑː.jər ˈʌp/
toemployalawyertohelpyou when you are in asituationthat mayinvolveyou beingchargedwith(=officiallyaccusedof)acrime:
He hasn'tevenlawyered up, andthinkshe canrepresenthimself incourtand takecustodyof thekids.
- Youguysbetterlawyerup. Youbetterunderstandtheurgency.
- You: Iwantmylawyer. Cop: If you justtalkto us now, we canhelpyou. If youlawyerup there's nothing I can do tohelpyou then. You: Iwantmylawyer.
- Ithinkthebeststrategyis toshutup,lawyerup, anddemandajurytrial.
- Apparently you shouldlawyerupASAPevenif you're just awitness?
Lawyers & legal officials
- amicus
- articled
- attorney
- attorney general
- bailiff
- counsellor
- DPP
- draftswoman
- firm
- I rest my caseidiom
- KC
- paralegal
- probation officer
- procurator
- procurator fiscal
- prosecution
- super-firm
- superlawyer
- take silkidiom
- tribune
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Taking legal action