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Published: 22.02.2007.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Summaries, Notes 'Phrasal Verbs with "Stand"', 1.
Extract

stand by = to not do anything to help: He just stood by while others helped us.

stand down = 1. Law. to leave a witness stand.
2. to withdraw, as from a political contest.
3. to end a state of readiness or alert.
4. to go off duty.…

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