stand up to somebody

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

stand up to sb/sth phrasal verb [ stood up to sb/sth stood up to sb/sth stood up to sb/sth stands up to sb/sth standing up to sb/sth ]
<A > to defend yourself against a powerful person or organization when they treat you unfairly
• He wasn't afraid to stand up to bullies.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Responding to an attack
 
• Milly alone was brave enough to stand up to her.
• She's a bully and you've got to stand up to her.
• You've got to stand up to people like that.
• If you stand up to him he'll probably back down.
• She's not afraid to stand up to senior members of staff if she thinks they're wrong about something.
Main entry: stand_{phrasal verb}