stand somebody up

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

stand sb up phrasal verb usually passive informal [ stood sb up stood sb up stood sb up stands sb up standing sb up ]
to intentionally fail to meet someone when you said you would, especially someone you were starting to have a romantic relationship with
• I don't know if I've been stood up or if she's just late - I'll wait another half hour.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Refusing and rejecting
Main entry: stand_{phrasal verb}