- stand someone up
- tv. to break a date by not showing up. D She stood him up, and he was really angry. CD He stood up his date while he played basketball with the guys.
Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
stand someone up
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stand someone up — stand (someone) up to fail to meet someone you had arranged to see. Chuck and I had a date for dinner and he stood me up. The mayor stood up the visitors because of an emergency city council meeting … New idioms dictionary
someone can't stand someone — someone can’t stand someone/something/ phrase used for saying that a person dislikes someone or something very much I can’t stand milk. James just can’t stand his mother in law. can’t stand doing something: I can’t stand waiting for buses. can’t… … Useful english dictionary
stand someone/something in good stead — see ↑stead • • • Main Entry: ↑stand stand someone/something in good stead formal : to be useful or helpful to someone or something His language skills will stand him in good stead when he is traveling. • • • Main Entry: ↑stead … Useful english dictionary
stand someone in good stead — stand (someone) in good stead if an experience, a skill, or a qualification will stand you in good stead, it will be useful in the future. She hoped that being editor of the school magazine would stand her in good stead for a career in journalism … New idioms dictionary
stand someone up — informal fail to keep a date. → stand … English new terms dictionary
stand someone up — FAIL TO KEEP A DATE WITH, fail to meet, fail to keep an appointment with, jilt. → stand * * * informal fail to keep an appointment with a boyfriend or girlfriend … Useful english dictionary
stand someone in good stead — stand/put/hold/someone in good stead phrase to be useful or helpful to someone It’s a useful experience which will stand you in good stead later in life. Thesaurus: to help someonesynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
stand down or stand someone down — relax or cause someone to relax after a state of readiness. → stand … English new terms dictionary
stand someone off — keep someone away: repel someone … Useful english dictionary
stand someone in good stead — verb to come in handy for someone in the future … Wiktionary
stand someone in good stead — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. give someone good use, be of advantage, be useful … English dictionary for students
