单词 | make a stand |
释义 | make a standSEE SYNONYMS FOR make a stand ON THESAURUS.COM Hold firm against something or someone, as in The government was determined to make a stand against all forms of terrorism. This idiom transfers the early meaning of holding ground against an enemy to other issues. [c. 1600] Words nearby make a standmake a run for, make a scene, make as if, make a silk purse, make a stab at, make a stand, make a statement, make a stink, make a virtue of necessity, make away, make away with The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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