I agreed to stand up with my buddy at his wedding.
•Tom stood up with Harry when the latter got married.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
stand toe-to-toe (with someone) — go/stand/fight/etc toe to toe (with someone) american phrase to argue or fight with someone in a very determined way Thesaurus: to arguehyponym arguments and arguingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
shack up (with someone) — 1. in. to have a one night stand with someone; to copulate [with] someone. □ Those two just wanted to shack up for a while. □ He only wanted to shack up with me. 2. in. to move in with someone temporarily, pre umably for sexual purposes. □ They … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
stand up for someone/something — SUPPORT, defend, back, back up, stick up for, champion, promote, uphold, take someone s part, take the side of, side with. → stand … Useful english dictionary
stand up to someone/something — 1 she stood up to her parents: DEFY, confront, challenge, resist, take on, put up a fight against, argue with, take a stand against. 2 the old house has stood up to the war: WITHSTAND, survive, come through (unsca … Useful english dictionary
go toe-to-toe (with someone) — go/stand/fight/etc toe to toe (with someone) american phrase to argue or fight with someone in a very determined way Thesaurus: to arguehyponym arguments and arguingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
fight toe-to-toe (with someone) — go/stand/fight/etc toe to toe (with someone) american phrase to argue or fight with someone in a very determined way Thesaurus: to arguehyponym arguments and arguingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
don't stand there with curlers in your hair — This means don t keep me waiting . It s said to someone who is taking too long to get moving … The small dictionary of idiomes
stand — /stand/, v., stood, standing, n., pl. stands for 43 63, stands, stand for 64. v.i. 1. (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet. 2. to rise to one s feet (often fol. by up). 3. to have a specified height when in this position: a… … Universalium
stand — [stand] vi. stood, standing [ME standen < OE standan; akin to MDu standen, Goth standan < IE base * stā , to stand, be placed > L stare, to stand, Gr histanai, to set, cause to stand] 1. a) to be or remain in a generally upright position … English World dictionary
stand up — ► stand up informal fail to keep a date with (someone). Main Entry: ↑stand … English terms dictionary
stand — stand1 W1S1 [stænd] v past tense and past participle stood [stud] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(be on feet)¦ 2¦(rise)¦ 3¦(step)¦ 4¦(in a particular position)¦ 5¦(in a state/condition)¦ 6¦(not like)¦ 7¦(accept a situation)¦ 8¦(be good enough)¦ 9 … Dictionary of contemporary English
