STAND UP TO SOMEONE/SOMETHING


Meaning of STAND UP TO SOMEONE/SOMETHING in English

she stood up to her parents : DEFY, confront, challenge, resist, take on, put up a fight against, argue with, take a stand against.

the old house has stood up to the war : WITHSTAND, survive, come through (unscathed), outlast, outlive, weather, ride out, ward off.

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