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take a stand — {v. phr.} To assert one s point. of view; declare one s position. * /It is time for American society to take a stand against crime./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take a stand — {v. phr.} To assert one s point. of view; declare one s position. * /It is time for American society to take a stand against crime./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take\ a\ stand — v. phr. To assert one s point. of view; declare one s position. It is time for American society to take a stand against crime … Словарь американских идиом
take a firm stand (against something) — take a firm ˈline/ˈstand (on/against sth) idiom to make your beliefs known and to try to make others follow them • We need to take a firm line on tobacco advertising. • They took a firm stand against drugs in the school. Main entry: ↑firmidiom … Useful english dictionary
take one's stand against — index antagonize, counteract Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
stand against — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms stand against : present tense I/you/we/they stand against he/she/it stands against present participle standing against past tense stood against past participle stood against British 1) stand against… … English dictionary
take a stand — to publicly express an opinion about something, especially to say whether you support or are against something. Many politicians fail to take a stand on equal rights for women. (usually + on) … New idioms dictionary
To stand against — Stand Stand (st[a^]nd), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stood} (st[oo^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Standing}.] [OE. standen; AS. standan; akin to OFries. stonda, st[=a]n, D. staan, OS. standan, st[=a]n, OHG. stantan, st[=a]n, G. stehen, Icel. standa, Dan. staae,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
take a stand on — (smth) declare firmly that one is for or against something The Prime Minister finally took a stand on the tax issue … Idioms and examples
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
