stand up tosomeone/something
phrasal verbwithstandverbuk/stænd/us/stænd/stood|stood
C1
todefendyourself against apowerfulpersonororganizationwhen theytreatyouunfairly:
He wasn'tafraidtostandup tobullies.
- Millyalonewasbraveenough tostandup to her.
- She's abullyand you've got tostandup to her.
- You've got tostandup topeoplelike that.
- If youstandup to him he'llprobablyback down.
- She's notafraidtostandup toseniormembersofstaffif shethinksthey'rewrongabout something.
Responding to an attack
- beat
- beatsomeoneoff
- beatsomeone/somethingback
- capitulate
- counter-assault
- counterattack
- countercharge
- fendsomeoneoff
- fight
- hold
- parry
- pull
- pull back
- repel
- repulse
- resist
- retreat
- stand
- strike
- withdrawal