If you ~ 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 ~ 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. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012