stand up to someone/something
Definition
› to deal effectively with a person or situation: She stood up to her boss when he accused her of arriving late and leaving work early.
(Definition of stand up to someone/something from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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stand over phrasal verb
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stand the test of time idiom
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stand up for someone/something phrasal verb
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stand up phrasal verb PROVE TRUE
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stand up someone phrasal verb NOT MEET
- stand up to someone/something phrasal verb
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stand v ACCEPT
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stand v BE IN PLACE
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stand v BE IN SITUATION
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stand v BE VERTICAL
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stand v HAVE OPINION
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