stand up on one's hind legs

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To act boldly; to take responsibility. idiomatic,informal
    — I copied them out of an American Automobile Association report because I'm on the spot for a talk at the Kiwanis Club luncheon next week, and I've found that whenever you've got to stand up on your hind legs and expose your ignorance the best thing you can do is put down a nice thick smoke screen of figures between you and your audience.

词形变化

stands up on one's hind legs present,singular,third-person standing up on one's hind legs participle,present stood up on one's hind legs participle,past stood up on one's hind legs past
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