stand smb
1stand smb in good stead — be a great advantage to someone It will stand you in good stead with the company if you do the extra work …
2stand smb up — fail to keep an appointment or date with your boyfriend or girlfriend He stood her up on a date last Saturday and now she won t talk to him …
3stand in for — (smb) be a substitute for someone else The other actor stood in for her when she was sick …
4stand up to — (smb) be brave in confronting someone He stood up to his boss during the meeting when his boss criticized his work …
5stead — n. to stand smb. in good stead ( to be useful to smb. ) * * * [sted] to stand smb. in good stead ( to be useful to smb. ) …
6attention — n. concentration notice 1) to attract, capture, catch, command, draw, get; hold, retain, rivet smb. s attention 2) to devote one s attention to; to focus one s attention on; to pay attention to 3) to bring smt. to smb. s attention 4) to distract …
7set — I adj. opposed 1) (cannot stand alone) set against (her parents were dead set against the marriage) ready 2) set for (we are set for the big celebration) 3) set to + inf. (we are set to begin) 4) (misc.) to get set for; (before a race) get ready …
8awe — I n. 1) to inspire awe in (he inspired awe in everyone) 2) to hold smb. in awe 3) in awe of (to stand in awe of smb.) II v. (D; tr.) to awe into (to awe smb. into silence) * * * [ɔː] > to hold smb. in awe to inspire awe in (he inspired awe in… …
9back — I adj., adv. 1) back to (things are back to normal) 2) way back (way back in the eighteenth century) 3) (misc.) to go back on one s promise/word ( to fail to keep one s promise ) II n. part of the body opposite to the front 1) to turn one s back… …
10bail — I n. 1) to grant, set bail 2) to post, put up, stand bail for; (colloq.) to go bail for 3) to make, raise bail 4) to deny smb. bail 5) to forfeit, jump, skip bail 6) on bail (to release smb. on bail; to be set free on a thousand dollars bail) II… …
