stand behind
Back someone up
To stand behind something is to support or endorse it.
You might stand behind a decision, a product, or a person: The company stands behind its warranty, I stand behind every word I said.
The phrase implies accountability—if something goes wrong, you're prepared to answer for it.
Reverse side; support
- upholdMaintain or confirm officially
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- defendProtect from harm
endorse · vouch for · believe in · have faith in · trust · encourage · bolster · sustain
Formally accept or authorize
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- ratifyFormally confirm agreement
- certifyFormally verify as true
- validateConfirm as true
authenticate · accredit · affirm · confirm · authorize · rubber-stamp · legitimize · formalize
back
Reverse side; support
- upholdMaintain or confirm officially
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- championTop competitor, or advocate
defend · endorse · vouch for · believe in · have faith in · trust · encourage · bolster · sustain · side with
approve
Formally accept or authorize
validate · authenticate · accredit · affirm · confirm · authorize · rubber-stamp · legitimize · formalize · countersign
queue
Ordered waiting line
shadow · trail · cover · flank · guard · protect · shield · conceal · hover · loom
- support verbsback, support, advocate, defend, endorse
- accountabilityaccountability, responsibility, accountable, take responsibility, answerability
- loyaltyloyalty, devotion, loyal, faithfulness, fidelity
stand behindabandon
Leave behind permanently
desert · forsake · turn one's back on · leave in the lurch · walk away from
stand, standing, behind, understand, understanding, stands, outstanding, withstand, misunderstand