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Idioms
1.
in/on behalf of, as a representative of or a proxy for: On behalf of my colleagues, I address you tonight.
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in/on (someone's) behalf, in the interest or aid of (someone): He interceded in my behalf.
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On behalf of
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
behalf
c.1300, from O.E. (him) be healfe "by (his) side," and on (his) healfe "on (his) side," from healfe "side" (see half).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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