to not allow yourself to be treated badly, especially by someone in authority
Anyone with a modicum of single-mindedness can stand up to him.
Her voice sounded shaky, as if she was forcing herself to stand up to her brother.
It took a lot of courage to stand up to the three of them in that meeting.
Nobody thought he would be brave enough to stand up to her.
We knew she could not stand up to all that fury -- nor could she.
stands up to
standing up to
stood up to
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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