stand up forsomething/someone
phrasal verbwithstandverbuk/stænd/us/stænd/stood|stood
(alsostick up forsomething/someone)B2
todefendorsupportaparticularideaor apersonwho is beingcriticizedorattacked:
It's hightimewe allstoodup forourrightsaround here.
Don't bebullied,learntostandup foryourselfand what youbelievein.
- You have tolearntostandup for yourself.
- With fiveolderbrothersIsoonlearnedtostandup for myself.
- You have tostandup foryourrights- you can'tletthemwalkall over you.
- He's abigboy- I'msurehe canstandup for himself.
- Theprimeministerreiteratedthat he wouldstandup for Britishinterestsabroad.
Backing, supporting & defending
- adopt
- advocacy
- affirmation
- allyyourselfto/withsomeone
- argumentation
- backbone
- badge
- bailout
- champion
- keep the flag flyingidiom
- recommended
- red carpet
- reinforce
- right behindsomeoneidiom
- roll out the red carpetidiom
- root
- root forsomeone
- stick
- stick together
- sympathetic