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stand on

verb

  1. (adverb) to continue to navigate a vessel on the same heading

  2. (preposition) to insist on

    to stand on ceremony

  3. informalto be independent or self-reliant

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Be based on, depend on, as in Our success will stand on their support . [c. 1600]

Insist on observance of, as in Let's not stand on ceremony . This usage today is nearly always put in a negative context. [Mid-1500s]

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The sky darkens as we stand on the corner of Queen’s Road and Pedder Street in Central.

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Drivers stand on a platform overlooking the race track as they pilot their gas-powered and electric cars, using devices mounted with a wheel for steering and a trigger for speed.

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So Murillo took to Instagram, calling on his followers and others to show up at the stand on Friday to buy out the tamales.

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“I’m here to support my students, my community, and ultimately to stand on the right side of history,” he said.

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This hybrid-rights notion makes no sense: If the additional constitutional claim is meritorious, then it can stand on its own; if it is frivolous, then it adds nothing to the free exercise claim.

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