Translation/Meaning of "hold sth up defensively in case sb try to retaliate" — Japanese-English & English-Japanese Translation Dictionary

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hold sth up defensively in case sb try to retaliate: （物を）手にとり、（人が）反撃してきた場合にそなえるタランティーノ著芝山幹郎訳『フォー・ルームス』(Four Rooms ) p. 194