Example
“Several employees stood up and were counted when the board proposed the unfair policy.”
Dictionary details
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Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
last man standing
CEFR C1the only survivor of a fight, consolidation, or market shakeout
on the one hand
CEFR B1used to introduce the first of two contrasting points or sides of an argument
fair game
CEFR B2a person or thing considered an acceptable target for pursuit or criticism
give someone a piece of your mind
CEFR B2To tell someone angrily what you really think of them.
give someone the slip
CEFR B2to escape or evade someone who is following or pursuing you
kick up a fuss
CEFR B2to react with a noisy, angry complaint, often over a minor issue
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.