standing on
Feet upon surface
Standing on indicates physical position atop something: She was standing on the corner.
Figuratively, it refers to the basis for a claim or action: What evidence are you standing on?
To be standing on ceremony is to insist on formalities.
Standing on principle means refusing to compromise one's beliefs regardless of consequences.
- dependingContingent on something else
- atopOn the summit of
- relyingPlacing trust in
- uprightVertical or morally sound
- aboveAt greater height
founded · principles · based · balanced · steady · two feet · beliefs · rooted · premises · step · thin ice · shaky ground · asserting · grounded · established · solid ground · supported · anchored
spatial relationship to surface
standing onunder
In a lower position
beneath · underneath · below · off of · falling off
stand, standing, stood, stands, stander, standee, understand, understanding, understood