run interference

質問

My boyfriend killed himself last week. We had a fight after he went through my phone, we argued, and he threw a glass against the wall. I left to stay with some friends. He called and texted and emailed me; I told him I wanted to break up because everything was too exhausting to deal with. He threatened to kill himself, and I hung up. I cried myself to sleep that night, and I woke up to find out he took his father’s gun and shot himself. I am so numb right now. My friends have been running interference, grabbing my clothes and laptop from his apartment (his sister tried to destroy them) and screening my calls.

run interferenceはどのような意味でしょうか？よろしくお願いします

回答No.2

bakansky · ベストアンサー

run interference は下記 （参考URL） の辞書によると

　to deal with problems for someone as they happen　（問題が生じた時に誰かのために処理する）

とありますから、「わたしの友人たちが彼の部屋に残っていたわたしの衣類やラップトップを回収して、わたしにかかってくる電話の応対をしてくれています」 という内容かと思います。

参考URL：

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ja/dictionary/english/run-interference

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