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stand one's — ( ● corner … Useful english dictionary
stand one's ground — also[hold one s ground] {v. phr.} 1. To stay and fight instead of running away. * /The enemy attacked in great numbers but our men stood their ground./ Compare: GAIN GROUND. Contrast: GIVE GROUND, LOSE GROUND. 2. To defend a belief or statement;… … Dictionary of American idioms
stand one's ground — also[hold one s ground] {v. phr.} 1. To stay and fight instead of running away. * /The enemy attacked in great numbers but our men stood their ground./ Compare: GAIN GROUND. Contrast: GIVE GROUND, LOSE GROUND. 2. To defend a belief or statement;… … Dictionary of American idioms
stand one's hand — (informal) To buy a drink for someone else • • • Main Entry: ↑hand stand one s hand, stand sam (informal), stand shot and stand treat To treat the company, esp to drinks • • • Main Entry: ↑stand … Useful english dictionary
stand one's ground — index maintain (sustain) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
stand one's ground — phrasal : to maintain one s position : stand firm * * * stand one s ground To maintain one s position • • • Main Entry: ↑stand * * * maintain one s position, typically in the face of opposition she stood her ground, refusing to let him intimidate … Useful english dictionary
stand one's ground — ► hold (or stand) one s ground not retreat or lose one s advantage. Main Entry: ↑ground … English terms dictionary
stand one's ground — Stand, stay, be firm, be resolute, keep one s position, maintain one s ground … New dictionary of synonyms
To stand one's ground — Stand Stand (st[a^]nd), v. t. 1. To endure; to sustain; to bear; as, I can not stand the cold or the heat. [1913 Webster] 2. To resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand. Love stood the siege. Dryden. [1913 Webster] He stood the furious… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stand one in good stead — {v. phr.} To be helpful or useful to. * /A boy scout knife will stand you in good stead when you do not have other tools./ * /Julia knew how to typewrite, and that stood her in good stead when she looked for a job./ … Dictionary of American idioms
stand one in good stead — {v. phr.} To be helpful or useful to. * /A boy scout knife will stand you in good stead when you do not have other tools./ * /Julia knew how to typewrite, and that stood her in good stead when she looked for a job./ … Dictionary of American idioms
