Dictionary

stand tall en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (idiomatic) To behave in a brave, proud, or unyielding manner, without retreating from confrontation, danger, or adversity.
   • "I'll not sing one note!" she declared, standing tall, "not one single note!" 1892, Margaret Sidney, chapter 9, in Five Little Peppers Grown Up:
   • Leeds were once more indebted to the exceptional Schmeichel for keeping them in it when he stood tall to parry away Alex Song's near-post drive only 23 seconds into the second half, before Robert Snodgrass produced a goal-saving tackle just as Arshavin was about to pull the trigger. 2011 January 19, Jonathan Stevenson, “Leeds 1 - 3 Arsenal”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2011:
   • But there was beauty in her, and an inner strength that would allow her to stand tall and accept last night's phone call. 1986, Fern Michaels, Texas Heat, →ISBN, page 300:
   • The economic expansion that enabled the country to stand tall at the start of the century has slowed. 2002 March 18, Jonathan Fenby, “New elections, Same old Faces”, in TIME, archived from the original on 14 Nov 2010:

Forms

Relateds

hold one's own

Synonyms

walk tall

Translations (6)

fi pysyä rohkeana (to behave in a brave, proud, or unyielding manner) · sv stå fast (to behave in a brave, proud, or unyielding manner) · pl być odważnym (to behave in a brave, proud, or unyielding manner) · sv hålla huvudet högt (to behave in a brave, proud, or unyielding manner) · fi seistä pystypäin (to behave in a brave, proud, or unyielding manner) · sv ha råg i ryggen (to behave in a brave, proud, or unyielding manner)