bleed for

bleed for someone

Fig. to feel the emotional pain that someone else is feeling; to sympathize or empathize with someone. I just bled for him when I heard his sad story. We bled for her as she related her recent woes.

bleed for somebody/something

to suffer for someone or something My father said that when he was in college he was a hopeless liberal who bled for causes.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of bleed for someone/something (to be injured or killed while supporting an idea or protecting your country)

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cynthia	['sinθjə]
DÉSirÉE	de-zee-RE	French
Majda	-	Slovene, Croatian
Seok	suk	Korean
Ottokar	-	German
Geula	-	Hebrew