1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context

1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007

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1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context S s (10/13)

stand for
The Republicans say they stand for traditional family values, but Bill
says they really stand for the interests of large corporations.

stand for sth

The Democrats say they
stand for social justice and
civil rights.

✍ 

stand for
Our boss won’t stand for workers being late. He tells us we’ll get fired if
we don’t get to work on time.

stand for sth

She said she won’t stand
for laziness or cheating
among her students.

✍  see also:^ put up with^

stand in
Our teacher couldn’t come today, so the school had to find another
teacher to stand in for her.

stand in

stand in for sb

I can’t chair today’s
meeting, so I was hoping
you’d stand in for me.

✍  see also:^ fill in, sit in for^

stand out
His green hair makes him really stand out. If he’s in a crowd, it’s easy to
pick him out.

stand out

We need packaging that
will stand out and be easy
to see in shops.

✍  see also:^ stick out^

stand up
The students stand up when their teacher comes in, and they sit down
again after she sits down.

stand up

In many countries, it’s
customary to stand up for
the national anthem.

✍  see also:^ get up^

stand up for
The boss blamed Jenny for the mistake, but her friends stood up for her
and said it wasn’t her fault.

stand up for sb

The workers stand up for
each other if anyone is
accused of doing wrong.

✍ ^ see also:^ back (sb) up,

stick by

stand up to
Our son wants to learn Thai boxing so he can stand up to other kids at
school who try to bully him.

stand up to sb

Jim is very dominating, so
other workers have to
learn to stand up to him.

✍ ^

start off

Madonna started her concert off with a really great new song that had

everyone up on their feet dancing.

start sth off

start off sth

start off with sth

Before the presentations,

Helen started off with a

brief company history.

✍  see also:^ kick off (inf)^

start out
Julia started out as an English teacher in a small elementary school, and
now she’s the principal of a famous secondary school.

start out

The company started out
with just three workers,
but now it has over fifty.

✍  see also:^ start off^

start up
One way to get rich is by starting companies up and then selling them
once they’ve started making money.

start sth up

start up sth

I’m tired of working for
other people, so I’m
starting up a company.

✍  see also:^ set up^