stand+up+for
11stand up for — index defend, espouse, justify, plead (argue a case), support (justify), uphold Burton s Legal Thes …
12stand up for — [verb] support, champion, defend, stick up for (informal), uphold * * * phrasal : to defend against attack or criticism : justify, support he was my brother anyway and I m going to stand up for him Liam O Flaherty has always stood up for the… …
13stand up for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms stand up for : present tense I/you/we/they stand up for he/she/it stands up for present participle standing up for past tense stood up for past participle stood up for stand up for someone/something to defend… …
14stand out for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms stand out for : present tense I/you/we/they stand out for he/she/it stands out for present participle standing out for past tense stood out for past participle stood out for British stand out for something to… …
15stand up for — PHRASAL VERB (approval) If you stand up for someone or something, you defend them and make your feelings or opinions very clear. [V P P n] They stood up for what they believed to be right... [V P P n] Don t be afraid to stand up for yourself. Syn …
16stand in for — {v. phr.} To substitute for someone. * /The famous brain surgeon was called out of town so his assistant had to stand in for him during the operation./ …
17stand in for — {v. phr.} To substitute for someone. * /The famous brain surgeon was called out of town so his assistant had to stand in for him during the operation./ …
18stand in for — verb To replace; to act as a double or substitute for. I asked my colleague to stand in for me so I could take the day off …
19stand\ in\ for — v. phr. To substitute for someone. The famous brain surgeon was called out of town so his assistant had to stand in for him during the operation …
20stand up for — When you defend or support a person, a belief or an idea, you stand up for them. A growing number of citizens are standing up for the victims of discrimination …
