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stand up for

Idioms  

  1. Also, stick up for. Side with, defend, as in Paul always stands up for what he thinks is right, or Ginny has learned to stick up for her family. The first recorded use of the first term is by Shakespeare in King Lear (1:2), when Edmund, Gloucester's bastard son, says: “Now gods, stand up for bastards!” The colloquial variant was first recorded in 1837.

Example Sentences

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"If the government wants to survive it urgently needs to stand up for workers and defend the fundamental values of our movement," she added on X.

From Barron's

She went on to promise to stand up for "my Muslim friends" as well as the "white, working class communities", before apologising to her plumbing customers for needing to cancel jobs now she is an MP.

From BBC

Finch said after the surgery she had to lay on her front and was only allowed to stand up for one hour a day.

From BBC

Student high school activists — in Redlands and elsewhere — said they are willing to face consequences, if necessary, to stand up for what they believe by protesting the actions of U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

If Emma can stand up for me, I can stand up for her.

From Literature

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