MAKE A STAND


Meaning of MAKE A STAND in English

{v. phr.} 1. To take a firm position on an issue. * /He keeps talking about politics hut he never makes a stand for what he believes in./ 2. To take up a defensive position against the enemy. * /The retreating troops decided to make a stand by the river./ Contrast: LAST DITCH, LAST STAND.

Dictionary of English idioms .      Словарь английских идиом.