stand+up+for
41stand up for — or {informal}[stick up for] {v.} To defend against attack; fight for. * /John always stands up for his rights./ * /When Mary was being criticized, Jane stuck up for her./ Compare: BACK UP, GO TO BAT FOR, STAND BY, STAND ONE S GROUND, STICK TO ONE …
42stand up for — Synonyms and related words: advocate, allege in support, answer, argue for, assert, assure, attest, back, be sponsor for, bond, certify, champion, confirm, contend for, counter, countersecure, defend, endorse, ensure, espouse, guarantee, guaranty …
43stand up for — verb To speak or act in support or defense of (a person, a cause, a belief, or the like). She stood up for me when no one else would, and Ive never forgotten it. See Also: stand up, stand up to …
44stand in for — Synonyms and related words: act for, answer for, appear for, back up, change places with, commission, crowd out, cut out, deputize, displace, double for, fill in for, front for, ghost, ghostwrite, pinch hit, pinch hit for, relieve, replace,… …
45stand in for — [verb] be a substitute for, cover for, deputize for, represent, take the place of …
46stand proxy for — represent, stand in place of …
47stand up for — speak or act in support of. → stand …
48stand in for — (smb) be a substitute for someone else The other actor stood in for her when she was sick …
49stand up for — dozens of Mr. Merlin s students stood up for him at the hearing Syn: support, defend, back, back up, stick up for, champion, promote, uphold, take someone s part, take the side of, side with …
50stand in for — Deputise for …
