Mar 3, 2016 · From there, to stand someone up could be derived as making a romantic promise to someone but not following through on your end of the obligation. But to stand up stand up …

Aug 17, 2016 · The customer stood up a new server and proceeded to restore the system from tape backup. So, yes, the expression "stood up" means roughly "set up, organized, and …

Jul 21, 2014 · The most common slang term I've heard for this is stood up. In 5 stages of dealing with being stood up (CNN), the opening lines are: Nobody likes to get stood up! But it does …

Apr 1, 2015 · He jumped up and rushed out of the living room. This most commonly implies that he stood up from his seat very quickly because of nervousness, some external influence (a …

Feb 19, 2020 · Let us assume that he has stood the girl up three times: The first time that he stood the girl up was not the last time.' The second time was not the last time. The girl is …

Jan 19, 2024 · I would understand "he was stood" to indicate there was some decision or compulsion about where he was standing. "They were stood outside" is a passive voice …

Get up clearly denotes an action. You are lying or sitting down, now move, get up. Stand up can denote the same thing with regard to physical action. However, stand up also connotes …

Jul 25, 2018 · Laura stood up from the dressing table chair/stood up from the dressing table with a gun in her right hand. Which is understandable for you? Can I write it without the "chair"?

Jan 2, 2016 · Probably from here: I should have stood in bed I've had such a bad day that I should never have gotten up at all. For example, And then I got rear-ended at the stop sign—I should …

Nov 25, 2017 · “Get up their luggage and send them ashore,” was the order given—but the old man said they need not trouble themselves, they had no luggage, nothing but the clothes they …