stand to (do something)
stand to (do something)
1. To have a high likelihood of doing something or having something happen, especially to gain or lose something. We stand to lose over half a million dollars as a result of the stock market crash. The party stands to gain a majority in both houses of Congress for the first time in 12 years.
2. To benefit from or be able to tolerate doing something or having something happen. (Always used after "can" or "could.") I could stand to lose a few pounds, so I think I'm going to start biking to work. I think he could stand to have his ego brought down a few notches, to be honest.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
stand to
v.
To take up positions for military action: Upon hearing gunfire, the soldiers stood to.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- lose (one's) head over (something)
- (something) is the last straw
- (something) is the straw that broke the camel's back
- camel
- lose heart
- lose it
- lose it, to
- maneuver (one) out of (something)
- maneuver out of
- lose ground to (someone or something)