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on the stand en · ADP

Meanings

  1. Testifying at a trial; speaking as a witness during a court case.
  2. Synonym of on the spot (“having to answer or decide without warning or preparation”).
    • What’s the last great book you read?¶ Goodness. You do put a chap on the stand, don’t you! 2025 June 19, Scott Heller, quoting Stephen Fry, “Stephen Fry Knows He’s Become a Middle-Aged Cliché”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 19 Jun 2025:

Synonyms

on the spot