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stand over

verb

(intr, preposition) to watch closely; keep tight control over
(adverb) to postpone or be postponed
informal��(intr, preposition) to threaten or intimidate (a person)

noun

informal��a threatening or intimidating act

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Idioms and Phrases

Watch or supervise closely, as in I hate to cook when you're standing over me . [First half of 1300s]

Postpone, as in We'll have to let this budget item stand over till next year . [Early 1800s]

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While his perspective on Reubens may endure or fade, what will stand over time, Wolf said, is Reubens’ legacy as an artist and innovator who brought his offbeat sensibility to the widest possible audience, and who paid a price for doing so.

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"I wouldn't be here if I couldn't stand over the programme," she said.

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A concrete UN sign that used to stand over the camp's now impassable main entrance has been knocked down.

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The former policeman took the stand over two days of testimony during the retrial, telling the jurors he was "trying to stay alive, trying to keep my partners alive".

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O'Neill said she was "very confident" her party can stand over how it dealt with the issue.

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