| a leg to stand on |
a valid or convincing basis for a point of view. |
| can't stand |
(informal) to hate something. |
| make one's hair stand on end |
to strike with terror or fear. |
| Mexican stand-off |
a position of impasse with the possibility of hostile aggression. |
| music stand |
a vertically adjustable rack for holding sheets of music for a performer or conductor. |
| one-night stand |
an engagement for a single performance in one place by an entertainer, speaker, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| stand a chance |
to have a possibility of (winning, succeeding, obtaining, or the like). |
| stand around |
to stand in a spot without doing anything. |
| stand for |
to symbolize or represent. [2 definitions] |
| stand on ceremony |
to act in a formal or ceremonious fashion. |
| stand out |
to become more noticeable or easily recognized by being significantly different from or superior to others. |
| stand pat |
to refuse to change one's decision, policy, or opinion. |
| stand to reason |
to make logical sense; be understandable. |
| stand up |
to move your body into a standing position, or to be in a standing position. [2 definitions] |
| stand up for |
to speak out in order to protect (rights, freedoms, or the like). [2 definitions] |
| stand up to |
to boldly confront or fight back against (someone stronger or in authority) because of a real or perceived injustice. [2 definitions] |
| stand-in |
a person who substitutes for another, esp. in film production or the theater. [2 definitions] |
| stand-up |
done in or requiring a standing position. [4 definitions] |
| standing army |
a nation's permanent army, maintained in peacetime as well as during war. |
| standing order |
an order that is in effect until it is changed or nullified. [2 definitions] |