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take a stand
Idioms and Phrases
Adopt a firm position about an issue, as in She was more than willing to take a stand on abortion rights . This idiom alludes to the military sense of stand , “hold one's ground against an enemy.” [Mid-1800s] Also see make a stand .Example Sentences
She added: "It's time to take a stand for the quiet majority who just want to get from A to B in peace."
Time is quickly running out for the people of this country to take a stand.
Harvard student Sa'maia Evans, who is an activist and member of the university's African and African American Resistance Organization, said the university's decision to take a stand was a long time coming.
In response, Nalumango said the issue concerns everyone and that Zambians must take a stand.
He said he hoped his speech would encourage others to take heart and take a stand.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from 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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