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stands up on one's hind legs

stands up on one's hind legs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stand up on one's hind legs.

Meaning of stand up on one's hind legs

Verb

stand up on one's hind legs (third-person singular simple present stands up on one's hind legs, present participle standing up on one's hind legs, simple past and past participle stood up on one's hind legs)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To act boldly; to take responsibility.
    • I copied them out of an American Automobile Association report because I'm on the spot for a talk at the Kiwanis Club luncheon next week, and I've found that whenever you've got to stand up on your hind legs and expose your ignorance the best thing you can do is put down a nice thick smoke screen...1941, Popular Science, volume 138, number 3, page 140

Questions about stands up on one's hind legs

What is stands up on one's hind legs the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stands up on one's hind legs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stand up on one's hind legs.

Words near stands up on one's hind legs in the dictionary

  1. stands under
  2. stands up
  3. stands up against
  4. stands up and is counted
  5. stands up for
  6. stands up on one's hind legs
  7. stands up to
  8. stands up to be counted
  9. stands up with
  10. stands upon one's terms
  11. stands upon points

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