stands on
Refuses to budge
Stands on indicates a foundation or basis for something: The argument stands on flimsy evidence.
It can describe physical positioning: The house stands on a hill.
In the phrase stands on ceremony, someone insists on formal behavior.
To ask where someone stands on an issue is to ask their position or opinion about it.
- floorIndoor walking surface
- surfaceOutermost boundary layer
- iceWater's solid form
- thin icePrecarious situation
- shaky groundPrecarious position or situation
last legs · step · platform · premise · basis · pedestal · evidence · justification · earth · rock · ground · level · rationale · assumption · perch · foundation · stone · board
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