stand apart (from someone or something)

stand apart (from someone or something)
stand apart (from someone or something)
1. Lit. to stand, separated from someone or something. •

Please stand apart from the person next to you. We want to see the table between you.

Stand apart. Leave some space between you.

2. Fig. to appear clearly different from other things or people. •

Alice really stands apart from her peers.

This book really stands apart. It is much better than the others.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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