stand tall

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1. 1

   To behave in a brave, proud, or unyielding manner, without retreating from confrontation,…

   To behave in a brave, proud, or unyielding manner, without retreating from confrontation, danger, or adversity.

   • "I'll not sing one note!" she declared, standing tall, "not one single note!"
   • But there was beauty in her, and an inner strength that would allow her to stand tall and accept last night's phone call.
   • The economic expansion that enabled the country to stand tall at the start of the century has slowed.

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