circle the wagons
成語所屬單字circle
circle the wagons — 慣用語
1. to join together with other people in order to protect yourselves from criticism
1.慣用語
釋義
團結自保；一致對外
to join together with other people in order to protect yourselves from criticism or attack from outside the group
例句
When the journalist asked difficult questions, the politicians circled the wagons and refused to comment.
The family circled the wagons after the unfair criticism appeared in the local newspaper.