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stand up to sb/sth
— phrasal verb with stand /stænd/ verb (stood, stood)Definition
(Definition of stand up to sb/sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- beat sb off phrasal verb
- beat sb/sth back phrasal verb
- capitulate verb
- defensive adjective
- fend sb off phrasal verb
- fight back phrasal verb
- fight fire with fire idiom
- parry verb
- pull (sb/sth) out phrasal verb (AREA)
- reflex noun
- repel verb (FORCE AWAY)
- repulse verb (PUSH AWAY)
- resist verb
- resistance noun
- retreat noun (POSITION)
- retreat verb (POSITION)
- the Resistance noun
- ward sth off phrasal verb
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