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The phrase "barrack for" is correct and usable in written English
It is used as a verb meaning "to cheer for someone or something, particularly at a sporting event." For example, "The crowd at the hockey game began to barrack for their team."
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I don't barrack for teams.
"Why do male Australian women's tennis commentators always barrack for the pretty blonde girl?" asks Suzy Le Concombre.
We should stand for international justice and the rule of law – and not barrack for the unforgiving law of the jungle.
However, we will barrack for courageous Jon Snow and wish for the best when Tyrion – played by the wonderful Peter Dinklage – and the Khaleesi finally meet.
And those suspect people who want to barrack for the same team as their partner deserve all the ridicule and shaming that inevitably follows their decision.
Pick an underdog to barrack for This is a way of showing how well rounded you are as a person and hinting at your understanding of the game, while not actually having any.
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Cage was widely barracked for that insinuation.
I made it known I was barracking for the Khaleesi.
"I'm barracking for the khaleesi, the mother of dragons," Gillard said, without hesitation.
This is a good example of our enthusiastic barracking for a story.
And no one begrudges parents of draftees who start barracking for their son's new team.
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