stand under

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Definition of stand under in English English dictionary

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stand from under

to escape something falling or being thrown from above

I see I was in a fix now. But it warn't no use to worry; there warn't nothing to do but just hold still, and try and be ready to stand from under when the lightning struck. — Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 1884.

stand from under

move oneself away from something that is about to collapse

Hyphenation

stand un·der

Turkish pronunciation

ständ ʌndır

Pronunciation

/ˈstand ˈəndər/ /ˈstænd ˈʌndɜr/