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Stand up to

To object to or interfere with the actions of (someone seen as bullying, pushy, or controlling).

📖 Definitions of "Stand up to"

verb
  1. 1

    To object to or interfere with the actions of (someone seen as bullying, pushy, or controlling).

    "If anyone stood up to him, I bet he'd back down."

  2. 2

    To withstand, to weather, to survive in spite of.

    "The paint looks good, but I don't know if it will stand up to years of weather."

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