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stand one's groundFinding oneself in a disagreement, confrontation, at odds with others, accused of misfeasance/malfeasance.Rate it:

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stand outTo be obvious or conspicuous, in contrast to one's surroundings.Rate it:

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stand patTo resist changes.Rate it:

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stand patTo play one's hand without drawing any more cards.Rate it:

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stand patTo stop hitting.Rate it:

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stand someone in good steadto come in handy for someone in the futureRate it:

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stand stock stillPaul Travers' Adventures, by Sam T. Clover.Rate it:

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stand stock stillTo stand completely motionless.Rate it:

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stand tallTo behave in a brave, proud, or unyielding manner, without retreating from confrontation, danger, or adversity.Rate it:

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stand the gaff?Can You? 'withstand the demand?, 'weather the storm?' , 'survive the environment?', 'smile the miles', 'beat the HEAT?',Rate it:

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stand the test of timeTo remain useful or valued over a long period of time; to last a long time.Rate it:

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stand to reasonTo make sense; to seem logical, reasonable, or rational.Rate it:

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stand togetherTo remain allied through difficulties.Rate it:

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stand treatTo pay the cost of treating someone to somethingRate it:

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stand trialTo be put on trial in a court of law.Rate it:

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stand trialTo sustain the trial or examination of a cause; not to give up without trial.Rate it:

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stand upTo rise from a lying or sitting position.Rate it:

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stand upTo bring something up and set it into a standing position.Rate it:

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stand upTo stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler, and to attempt to stump the batsman.Rate it:

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stand upTo jilt or shirk.Rate it:

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stand up againstTo defy or challenge someone.Rate it:

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stand up and be countedTo publicly make known one's views, contributions, or vote, especially in a contentious situation where fortitude is required.Rate it:

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stand up and be countedTo take significant individual action to help a group effort.Rate it:

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stand up forTo speak or act in support or defense of.Rate it:

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stand up toTo object to or interfere with the actions of.Rate it:

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stand up toTo withstand, to weather, to survive in spite of.Rate it:

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stand up withTo publicly support (someone).Rate it:

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stand up withIn a wedding ceremony, to serve as best man or as maid of honor or as an official witness for (someone).Rate it:

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stand up withTo begin to dance with (someone); to dance with (someone).Rate it:

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stand-up comicPerson who tells jokes and/or stories to an audienceRate it:

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star struckOne who adopts the dress, hairstyle, manner of speaking to the persona of a model or celebrity.Rate it:

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stars in one's eyesThe state of being overly or extremely impressed with something; enchanted with romance.Rate it:

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start a familyTo conceive one's first childRate it:

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start outto begin one's life, or occupation.Rate it:

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start with a clean sheetTo go back to square one; start all over again.Rate it:

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statuam alicui ponere, constituereto set up a statue in some one's honour.Rate it:

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stay backTo keep one's distance from a place, often because of some danger.Rate it:

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stay behindTo remain where one is, whilst others leave.Rate it:

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stay outTo spend the evening out of one's house.Rate it:

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stay overStay overnight in a place away from one's home, sleep over.Rate it:

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stay putTo remain in one fixed place.Rate it:

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stay tunedTo remain as a listener or viewer of the particular radio station or television channel to which one is currently paying attention.Rate it:

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stem the roseTo have anal sex; to insert one's penis (stem) into another's anus (rose).Rate it:

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step asideto move out of one's wayRate it:

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step backTo stop what one is doing and evaluate the current situation.Rate it:

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step forwardto admit one's wrongdoing, to own upRate it:

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step forwardto volunteer for something; to offer one's servicesRate it:

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step in front of a moving trainTo sacrifice one's own life for a noble and loyal cause.Rate it:

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step up one's gameTo improve one's performance, or the quality of one's work.Rate it:

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stew in one's juicesTo be alone and self-absorbed in an uncomfortable state of mind, especially while experiencing the unpleasant effects of one's own actions.Rate it:

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