stand up

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

stand up phrasal verb [ stood up stood up stood up stands up standing up ]
If an idea or some information stands up, it is proved to be true or correct
• Their evidence will never stand up in court.
• Their argument won't stand up to detailed criticism (= when it is studied critically).
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Proving and disproving
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