to shield (a miscreant) from punishment, criticism etc; to take sb's side

to bare

to take sides with; to be partial to; to be biased; to favor one side

to take sides with; to be partial to; to be biased; to favor one side

to make a humble apology (formal writing)

to walk on one's knees and bare one's breast (a gesture of deepest apology)

to bare one's left arm and take off one's cap as an expression of sorrow

to shield; to harbor; to cover up

to surrender after baring oneself to the waist and tying one's hands behind

to bare the breast

to strip to the waist; to be bare to the waist

to dress in a hurry with part of the body showing

to bare the upper body

to expose; to bare

naked; bare

exposed; uncovered; naked

to take sides with; to be partial to; to be biased; to favor one side

to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)