- stand up for someone
- stand up for (someone/something)
to defend or support someone or something.
Sometimes you have to stand up for your rights.
I stood up for him because he had a right to his opinion.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
stand up for someone
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stand surety (for someone) — phrase to be responsible for paying money that is owed or for making certain that someone goes to court when they should Thesaurus: relating to borrowing money and owing moneyhyponym Main entry: surety … Useful english dictionary
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stand up for something — stand up for (someone/something) to defend or support someone or something. Sometimes you have to stand up for your rights. I stood up for him because he had a right to his opinion … New idioms dictionary
stand up for — (someone/something) to defend or support someone or something. Sometimes you have to stand up for your rights. I stood up for him because he had a right to his opinion … New idioms dictionary
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stand bail for sb — stand bail (for sb) ► UK LAW to pay money to show that you promise that someone accused of a crime will come to a court of law to be judged: » A friend asked me to stand bail for his son. Main Entry: ↑stand … Financial and business terms
stand up for — [verb] support, champion, defend, stick up for (informal), uphold * * * phrasal : to defend against attack or criticism : justify, support he was my brother anyway and I m going to stand up for him Liam O Flaherty has always stood up for the… … Useful english dictionary
ˌstand ˈup for sb/sth — phrasal verb to defend someone or something that is being criticized or attacked You ve got to stand up for what you believe in.[/ex] The only crime they ve ever committed is to stand up for their rights.[/ex] I learned how to stand up for myself … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
stand in for — {v. phr.} To substitute for someone. * /The famous brain surgeon was called out of town so his assistant had to stand in for him during the operation./ … Dictionary of American idioms
