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hold (someone) in good stead

Especially of a talent, ability, or experience, to prove particularly useful or beneficial to someone in the future. Janet is hoping her internship working in IT will hold her in good stead when she looks for a job after college.

in (someone's or something's) stead

As the representative of someone or something; in place of someone or something. (Typically used in slightly more formal language.) The boss isn't here at the moment, but I'd be happy to sign for the package in her stead. My horse was stolen, so I am forced to ride this donkey in its stead.

stand (one) in good stead

Especially of a talent, ability, or experience, to prove particularly useful or beneficial to one in the future. Janet is hoping her internship working in IT will stand her in good stead when she looks for a job after college.

stand someone in good stead

[for something] to be of great use and benefit to someone. I know that my large vocabulary will always stand me in good stead at college. Any experience you can get in dealing with the public will stand you in good stead no matter what line of work you go into.

in someone's shoes

Also, in someone else's shoes; in someone's place or stead . Acting for another person or experiencing something as another person might; in another's position or situation. For example, If you were in my shoes, would you ask the new secretary for a date? or In your shoes I wouldn't accept the offer, or Can you go to the theater in my place? or He was speaking in her stead. The idioms alluding to shoes, with their image of stepping into someone's shoes, date from about 1700 and are generally used in a conditional clause beginning with if. Stead, dating from the 1300s, and place, from the 1500s, are used more loosely. Also see fill someone's shoes; put someone in his or her place; take someone's place.

instead of

Also, in lieu of; in place of; in someone's stead. In substitution for, rather than. For example, She wore a dress instead of slacks, or They had a soprano in lieu of a tenor, or In place of soft drinks they served fruit juice, or The chairman spoke in her stead. Instead of dates from about 1200; in lieu of, which borrows lieu, meaning "place," from French, dates from the late 1200s; in place of dates from the 1500s; and in someone's stead from the 1200s. Also see under in someone's shoes.

stand in good stead

Be extremely useful, as in That umbrella stood me in good stead on our trip; it rained every day. [c. 1300]

in someone's shoes

COMMON If you talk about being in someone's shoes, you are describing how you would feel or act if you were in the same situation as them. Stop and think how you would feel if you were in his shoes. If I were in her shoes, I'd probably want an explanation. If you were in his shoes what would you do? Note: You can also say that you wouldn't like to be in someone's shoes, meaning that you would not like to be in the same situation as them. I wouldn't like to be in Bryce's shoes when Kathy finds out what he's done.

stand someone in good stead

(of something learned or acquired) be advantageous or useful to someone over time or in the future.

in somebody’s/something’s ˈstead

(formal) instead of somebody/something: Foxton was dismissed and John Smith was appointed in his stead.

stand somebody in good ˈstead

be useful to somebody: Learning German will stand her in good stead when she goes to work in the export department.

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释义	stead hold (someone) in good stead Especially of a talent, ability, or experience, to prove particularly useful or beneficial to someone in the future. Janet is hoping her internship working in IT will hold her in good stead when she looks for a job after college. See also: good, hold, stead in (someone's or something's) stead As the representative of someone or something; in place of someone or something. (Typically used in slightly more formal language.) The boss isn't here at the moment, but I'd be happy to sign for the package in her stead. My horse was stolen, so I am forced to ride this donkey in its stead. See also: stead stand (one) in good stead Especially of a talent, ability, or experience, to prove particularly useful or beneficial to one in the future. Janet is hoping her internship working in IT will stand her in good stead when she looks for a job after college. See also: good, stand, stead Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. stand someone in good stead [for something] to be of great use and benefit to someone. I know that my large vocabulary will always stand me in good stead at college. Any experience you can get in dealing with the public will stand you in good stead no matter what line of work you go into. See also: good, stand, stead McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. in someone's shoes Also, in someone else's shoes; in someone's place or stead . Acting for another person or experiencing something as another person might; in another's position or situation. For example, If you were in my shoes, would you ask the new secretary for a date? or In your shoes I wouldn't accept the offer, or Can you go to the theater in my place? or He was speaking in her stead. The idioms alluding to shoes, with their image of stepping into someone's shoes, date from about 1700 and are generally used in a conditional clause beginning with if. Stead, dating from the 1300s, and place, from the 1500s, are used more loosely. Also see fill someone's shoes; put someone in his or her place; take someone's place. See also: shoe instead of Also, in lieu of; in place of; in someone's stead. In substitution for, rather than. For example, She wore a dress instead of slacks, or They had a soprano in lieu of a tenor, or In place of soft drinks they served fruit juice, or The chairman spoke in her stead. Instead of dates from about 1200; in lieu of, which borrows lieu, meaning "place," from French, dates from the late 1200s; in place of dates from the 1500s; and in someone's stead from the 1200s. Also see under in someone's shoes. See also: instead, of stand in good stead Be extremely useful, as in That umbrella stood me in good stead on our trip; it rained every day. [c. 1300] See also: good, stand, stead The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. in someone's shoes COMMON If you talk about being in someone's shoes, you are describing how you would feel or act if you were in the same situation as them. Stop and think how you would feel if you were in his shoes. If I were in her shoes, I'd probably want an explanation. If you were in his shoes what would you do? Note: You can also say that you wouldn't like to be in someone's shoes, meaning that you would not like to be in the same situation as them. I wouldn't like to be in Bryce's shoes when Kathy finds out what he's done. See also: shoe Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. stand someone in good stead (of something learned or acquired) be advantageous or useful to someone over time or in the future. See also: good, someone, stand, stead Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary in somebody’s/something’s ˈstead (formal) instead of somebody/something: Foxton was dismissed and John Smith was appointed in his stead. See also: stead stand somebody in good ˈstead be useful to somebody: Learning German will stand her in good stead when she goes to work in the export department. See also: good, somebody, stand, stead Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: hold (someone) in good stead stand (one) in good stead stand in good stead stand somebody in good stead stand someone in good stead charm charm (someone) with (something) charm with charming beat out References in periodicals archive The proliferation of supplements and their subsequent consolidation was characteristic of Stead's method, initiating projects and then subjecting them to bibliographic control. "Of the making of magazines there is no end": W.T. Stead, newness, and the archival imagination STEAD THE SAVIOUR: Bristol City's Jon Stead shows his delight after his late winner Stead buries Town at death A footnote Stead, 62, added reads: "This is exactly what will take place if liners are sent to sea short of boats." man who predicted the titanic; LETTER FROM DOOMED LINER Part-time judge Recorder Ian Murphy QC said Stead, who had gone to the city centre from his home in Mountain Ash, must have been feeling a pang of conscience about what he had just done. Rapist jailed for assault on boy Stead also notes that, since IHS' initial public offering in November 2005, the company has scored the third-highest return to shareholders among all IPO offerings worldwide with a starting market capitalization of $1 billion or more. Coloradoe's best kept-billion-dollar secret: Corporate Growth Award winner IHS aims for diversification, global leadership Eckley's work is the culmination of many years of interest, sparked by Stead's apparent influence on James Joyce. Maiden Tribute: A Life of W. T. Stead Palace boss Neil Warnock, who had some sympathy for Stead, said: "I expected it to be red but I didn't really think it should have been. EAGLE-EYED KEANE LEFT SEEING RED It was not until the mid 1960s that Stead's luck began to turn. When Was Modernism? The Cold War Silence of Christina Stead Stead has been announced as a confirmed starter in a powerful-looking Swindon team which also includes Leigh Adams, Troy Batchelor and Jurica Pavlic. Stead searches for challenge; SPEEDWAY Stead lunged at Officer Elias Baez with a pocket knife . Judge sets $50,000 bail in standoff case; Arraignment in Central District Court The 25 stores comprise all the factory outlet units operated by Stead & Simpson and provide Jacobson Ventures with the opportunity to operate a selective number of retail outlets that will not compete with its existing trade customers. Jacobson buys outlets from Stead & Simpson; RETAIL Ms Stead said: "The response so far has been fantastic, at the opening at least 60 people came and our guestbook has been full of positive feedback. Crowds of museum visitors keen to say Hello Sailor Stead's last goal was for Rovers in a 2-1 defeat at Birmingham in April and Bet365 go 9-4 that the out-of-form hitman goes through the entire campaign without notching. Football: Stead 9-4 to draw a blank Stead, M.D., told a meeting on high-risk emergency medicine. Stroke death rate worsens at lower BPs
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