Idiom
assume the position
Meaning
To turn away, with one's hands in a visible and unmovable position, so that one can be searched.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The officer told the suspect to assume the position.”
“When the police arrived at the scene, they ordered the man to assume the position against the wall.”
“The suspect slowly raised his hands and assumed the position as the officers approached with their weapons drawn.”
Examples
simple
“The officer told the suspect to assume the position.”
contextual
“When the police arrived at the scene, they ordered the man to assume the position against the wall.”
complex
“The suspect slowly raised his hands and assumed the position as the officers approached with their weapons drawn.”
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