stand over

verb

1. (intr, preposition) to watch closely; keep tight control over

2. (adverb) to postpone or be postponed

3. informal,  (intr, preposition) to threaten or intimidate (a person)

noun

1. informal,  a threatening or intimidating act

Idioms and Phrases

Watch or supervise closely, as in I hate to cook when you're standing over me . [First half of 1300s]

Postpone, as in We'll have to let this budget item stand over till next year . [Early 1800s]

Example Sentences

Aside from service on Brevard County’s school board, Jenkins has managed a PAC called Educated We Stand over the past year.

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“You could be having dinner or breakfast, whatever, and people will come over and stand over you and talk to you,” he said.

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While his perspective on Reubens may endure or fade, what will stand over time, Wolf said, is Reubens’ legacy as an artist and innovator who brought his offbeat sensibility to the widest possible audience, and who paid a price for doing so.

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"I wouldn't be here if I couldn't stand over the programme," she said.

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A concrete UN sign that used to stand over the camp's now impassable main entrance has been knocked down.

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