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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
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
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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