not stand for (something)

To refuse to accept, permit, or endure something. You've been insulting me all evening long and I will not stand for it any longer! Our new teacher said she won't stand for talking or fooling around in class.

See also: not, stand

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not see beyond/past the end of your nose
not see eye to eye
not see hide nor hair of somebody/something
not see somebody for dust
not see someone for dust
not see straight
not see the wood for the trees
not set foot somewhere
not set the Thames on fire
not set the woods on fire
not set the world on fire
not shed a tear
not show face
not sit well (with one)
not skip a beat
not sleep a wink
not so bad
not so dusty
not so fast
not so hot
not so/too hot
not someone's day
not someone's keeper
not something to write home about
not stand an earthly
not stand for (something)
not stand in somebody's way
not stand on ceremony
not stand still for (something)
not stand the sight of (someone or something)
not suffer fools (gladly)
not suffer fools gladly
not supposed to
not take (something) lightly
not take (something) sitting down
not take kindly to (something)
not take kindly to somebody/something
not take no for an answer
not take something lying down
not take stock in (something)
not take your eyes off somebody/something
not tell a soul
not that
not the be-all and end-all
not the end of the world
not the full quid
not the full shilling
not the half of
not the half of it/(something)
not the only fish in the sea
not the only pebble on the beach
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Not So Much
not so much as
not so much as
not so much as
not so much as
not so much as
Not so neither
Not So Old Farts
Not So Random
Not So Secret Weapon
Not So Stubby Area
Not So Sure
Not So Work Friendly
not so/too hot
Not Sold Here
not someone's day
not someone's keeper
not something to write home about
Not Soon Enough
Not Sooner Than
Not Specially Provided For
not specific
Not Specified
Not Specified By Kind
not spiritual
Not Spoken For
not spot
not spurious
not stand an earthly
not stand for
not stand for (something)
not stand for it
not stand for something
not stand in somebody's way
not stand on ceremony
not stand still for
not stand still for (something)
not stand the sight of
not stand the sight of (someone or something)
not stand the sight of her
not stand the sight of him
not stand the sight of me
not stand the sight of somebody
not stand the sight of someone
not stand the sight of something
not stand the sight of them
not stand the sight of us
not stand the sight of you
not standing still for
Not Statistically Significant
Not Stock Listed
not straightforward
not subject to
not subject to a payment
Not Subject to Occur
not subject to regulation
not submit
not subordinate
Not Substantially Equivalent
not substantiated
not succeed
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