If you stand up for someone or something, you defend them and make your feelings or opinions very clear.
They stood up for what they believed to be right...
= stick up for
PHRASAL VERB : V P P n [ approval ]
If you stand up for someone or something, you defend them and make your feelings or opinions very clear.
They stood up for what they believed to be right...
= stick up for
PHRASAL VERB : V P P n [ approval ]
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006