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Caroline Tran
2020-12-09 12:12
To stand corrected formal spoken language verb phrase
Now I listen to your opinions. I stand corrected.
I stand corrected - it's November 9, not 8 like I said.
Well, now I know it, I stand corrected.
Used to say that you accept someone as they are without judging them for their faults,or the strange habit or feature of their character
Used when you want to tell someone something even if it can make you embarrassed or depict you unfavorably
With no guilt
Used to express that something is very accurate or definitely true.
To not accept or have anything to do with something
The verb "stand" should be conjugated according to its tense.
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The idiom was first recorded in The Maiden Queen (1668) by John Dryden.
Do you see anything wrong?
1. To punch a hole in one's ticket to show that they have paid for a ride
2. To do something that allows one to go further in a competition or to be promoted at work
1. Please, tell me if I forget to punch your ticket.
2. With a view to punching my ticket to the final, I did whatever it takes to win this round.
