The phrase
"to stand by" means to be ready and available for something, or to support someone or something.
Full definition
When your dog is injured or sick, you don't want the additional stress or hassle of dealing with a company that doesn't
stand by what they have promised.
Three Cheers to this young lad who
stood by for what he believed in.
Because, a serious athlete doesn't just
stand by while the other guys exceed them.
Lawyers
who stand by their colleagues in spite of their mistakes.
This is a stat we made up but still
stand by in its probable truth.
My 6 year old was filming instead
of standing by ready to catch the cream in a jar.
We will look very carefully at this bonus issue... We can not
just stand by if the banks aren't lending and they are paying themselves large bonuses.
Do stand by for a great recipe I already have shot a long long time ago....
In short,
Please Stand By is a pleasant film, but it's not a substantial one.
Luckily for us, they had a helicopter
on stand by just in case.
The nation's top professionals are
standing by with free quotes and information about policies.
It may sound whimsical, but that is just the core of it, days will be bad, they will get worse,
so stand by each other.
We have a
lawyer standing by now to take your call and we will never charge you a fee unless we make a recovery on your behalf.
Despite having been warned a head of time of his intentions,
people stood by like deer in the headlights.
We have our own life insurance agents
standing by ready to help you get the best rates from the top rated life insurance carriers.
Whatever the reasons for switching, your reputation remains in
good standing by staying in touch with insurers.
He explained in great detail why he passed the ball and
then stood by the decision.
The thought
which stood by me constantly was the one to search deeper, to dig more thoroughly in the hope and with the purpose of knowing more.
There were a few recipes that didn't and I settled on a good
old stand by.
Lots of
women stand by their man throughout their 20s, let the man pay all the bills, keep all the accounts in his name — and then they split up.
On the contrary it seems that more than half the team is on
stand by waiting to see who will be the new man if there is one.
If we choose the first, we need
only stand by while we lose our humanity.
The annual Danish Travel Awards are organized
by Stand By Scandinavian travel trade journal, one of the leading travel publications read by Scandinavian travellers.
While we were wrong about it getting announced at E3, we still
firmly stand by it, so expect to see it announced shortly.
With 1200 mAh of battery capacity, the device gives 192 hr of
stand by time and 10 hr of talk time.
I'm glad you see it too seriously check my posts from the beginning of the year and i
fully stand by my statement.
I started using this product 3 months ago when I ran out of my normal
stand by from the health store.
Police stood by for about an hour, periodically coming forward to talk with protest organizers.
Our services have been an epitome of professionalism, confidentiality, and sheer precision, and we make sure to
stand by all these attributes with each passing day.
This just shows that we shouldn't
stand by quietly if we hear or see something about our great profession that is misleading the public.
Him and his surrounding team
really stand by leaving me informed about my accident the whole step of the way.
With a local team of
professionals standing by and a complimentary concierge, guests receive trip recommendations, suggested itineraries and insider tips.
So as the social tension builds, the humans
simply standing by creates a recipe for a fight or psychological trauma.
In the exam room, you can feel free to ask questions and
even stand by your pet's side during any medical procedure if you wish.
They can
today stand by their claims but that wont their claims the truth.
It is very important to us that you get value for money so I
absolutely stand by this guarantee.
Phrases with «to stand by»