to stand up straight

  • 61To stand in the gates — Gate Gate (g[=a]t), n. [OE. [yogh]et, [yogh]eat, giat, gate, door, AS. geat, gat, gate, door; akin to OS., D., & Icel. gat opening, hole, and perh. to E. gate a way, gait, and get, v. Cf. {Gate} a way, 3d {Get}.] 1. A large door or passageway in… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 62Final Stand Records — is a Newark, Delaware based white supremacist record label owned by neo Nazi musician and professor Robert Huber, a graduate of the University of Delaware [ [http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?pid=1046 Southern Poverty Law… …

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  • 63put straight — Synonyms and related words: amend, awaken, break the spell, burst the bubble, compensate, correct, debunk, disabuse, disappoint, disenchant, disentangle, disillude, disillusion, disillusionize, emend, enlighten, expose, extend, flatten, give… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 64set straight — Synonyms and related words: admonish, amend, awaken, break the spell, bring to book, burst the bubble, call to account, chastise, chide, compensate, conduct to, correct, debunk, direct to, disabuse, disappoint, disenchant, disentangle, disillude …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 65up|stand|ing — «uhp STAN dihng», adjective. 1. standing up; erect: »short, upstanding hair. 2. straight and tall; well grown: »a healthy, upstanding plant. Two upstanding, pleasant children (W. Somerset Maugham). 3. Figurative. honorable; …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 66head·stand — /ˈhɛdˌstænd/ noun, pl stands [count] : the act of positioning your body so that your head and hands are on the floor and your legs and feet are straight up in the air She can do a headstand. [=she can stand on her head] …

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  • 67hand·stand — /ˈhændˌstænd/ noun, pl stands [count] : the act of balancing on your hands with the body and legs straight up in the air …

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  • 68straighten — straight|en [ˈstreıtn] v 1.) [I and T] also straighten out to become straight, or to make something straight ▪ Can you straighten your leg? 2.) [i]also straighten up to make your back straight, or to stand up straight after bending down 3.) [T] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 69straighten — straight|en [ streıtn ] verb * straighten or straighten out intransitive or transitive to make something straight: He put on his jacket and straightened his tie. She straightened her shoulders and marched into the room. ,straighten out phrasal… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 70prick up — stand up straight …

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