Idiom
stand up on one's hind legs
Meaning
To act boldly; to take responsibility.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“It is time to stand up on your hind legs and speak.”
“Instead of hiding from the mistake, he decided to stand up on his hind legs and explain what happened to his boss.”
“The senator finally stood up on his hind legs to defend his controversial policy, despite the intense pressure from his political rivals.”
Examples
simple
“It is time to stand up on your hind legs and speak.”
contextual
“Instead of hiding from the mistake, he decided to stand up on his hind legs and explain what happened to his boss.”
complex
“The senator finally stood up on his hind legs to defend his controversial policy, despite the intense pressure from his political rivals.”
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