lean on
• rely on or derive support from someone or something.
• "they have learned to lean on each other for support"
Similar:
depend,
be dependent,
rely,
count,
bank,
pin one's faith,
have faith in,
trust,
have every confidence in,
swear by,
cling to,
not manage without,
• put pressure on someone to act in a certain way.
• "a determination not to allow the majority to lean on the minority"
Similar:
intimidate,
coerce,
domineer,
browbeat,
bully,
tyrannize,
pressurize,
threaten,
compel,
pressure,
put pressure on,
force,
drive,
impel,
constrain,
twist someone's arm,
put the frighteners on,
put the screws on,
strong-arm,
push around,
squeeze,
bulldoze,
