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stand in one's own light

stand in one's own light verb: to take a position which is harmful to one's own interests.

Verb

stand in one's own light (third-person singular simple present stands in one's own light, present participle standing in one's own light, simple past and past participle stood in one's own light)

  1. (idiomatic) To take a position which is harmful to one's own interests.

Forms of stand in one's own light

third-person singular presentstands in one's own light
present participlestanding in one's own light
past participlestood in one's own light
paststood in one's own light

Questions about stand in one's own light

What does stand in one's own light mean?
Stand in one's own light means to take a position which is harmful to one's own interests.
What part of speech is stand in one's own light?
Stand in one's own light is a verb.
What is the past tense of stand in one's own light?
The past tense of stand in one's own light is stood in one's own light.

Words near stand in one's own light in the dictionary

  1. stand hawk
  2. stand hawks
  3. stand in
  4. stand in for
  5. stand in good stead
  6. stand in one's own light
  7. stand in one's value
  8. stand in someone's shoes
  9. stand in the gap
  10. stand in the gate
  11. stand in the way

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