Idioms

stand up (someone) or stand (someone) up
to fail to keep an appointment or date with someone (usually used for a date with a boyfriend or girlfriend)
The boy stood up the girl last Saturday and now she will not talk to him.

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  • stand up and be counted
  • stand up for (someone or something)
  • stand up to (someone)
  • stark raving mad
  • stars in one's eyes
  • start from scratch
  • start in as (something)
  • start off on the wrong foot
  • start off with a clean slate
  • start out as (something)
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  • rope (someone) into (doing something)
  • break into (someone's) conversation
  • in the clear
  • take on too much or take too much on
  • pass on
  • on deck
  • turn out (something) or turn (something) out
  • take a bath
  • fill in (something) or fill (something) in
  • better off


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