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take a stand |
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take a stand (against someone or something) to take a position in opposition to someone or something; to oppose or resist someone or something. The treasurer was forced to take a stand against the board because of its wasteful spending. The treasurer took a stand, and others agreed. take a stand to publicly express an opinion about something, especially to say whether you support or are against something (usually + on ) Many politicians fail to take a stand on equal rights for women. See hold ground, stick to guns, stand on its head, stand out a mile, can't stand the pace, stand pat, stand out like a sore thumb, stand talltake a stand to publicly express an opinion Finally, somebody is going to have to say this is the right thing to do, to take a stand. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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