to take a stand

Submitted by jim78 on 2015-01-29

Idiomatic translations of "to take a stand"

Croatian
Zauzeti stav!
Dutch
Kleur bekennen
English
Stand one's ground
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English
to nail one's colo(u)rs to the mast
English
to show one's true colo(u)rs
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English
Won't back down
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Never flag or fail
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I'm set in my ways
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English
stick to one’s guns
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French
Sortir du bois
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French
Je ne changerai pas d'avis
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French
Rester sur ses positions / Tenir bon
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German
Farbe bekennen
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German
auf seinem Standpunkt beharren
German
Ich bleibe bei meiner Meinung
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Hungarian
Állja a sarat
Hungarian
Színt vallani
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Persian
موضع گرفتن
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Russian
Настаивать на своём
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Serbian
pokazati pravo lice
Turkish
rengini belli etmek
Turkish
ayak diremek
Turkish
sözünden dönmemek
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Meanings of "to take a stand"

English

When you take a stand you are not giving into outside forces, pressures, or coercion. You are maintaining your current beliefs, actions, or intentions. You will not give up or surrender.

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"to take a stand" in lyrics

Eminem - Not Afraid

[Chorus]
I’m not afraid (I’m not afraid)
To take a stand (To take a stand)
Everybody (Everybody)

Hazbin Hotel (OST) - Ready For This

We know that we are ready for this
We'll show Heaven a fight they won't forget!
It is time to take a stand
It is time to lend a hand!

Bon Jovi - Have a Nice Day

We're living in the broken home of hopes and dreams
Let me be the first to shake a helping hand
Anybody brave enough to take a stand
I knocked on every door down every dead end street

Hamilton (Musical) - Stay Alive

[HAMILTON]
We cut supply lines, we steal contraband
We pick and choose our battles and places to take a stand
And ev’ry day

Kids United - Take a stand

On us their futures depend
Bring child labor to an end
It's time to take a stand
Take a stand

Saint Asonia - Above It All

Rise above it all

It's time to take a stand and save our lives
Rise before we fall

Bon Jovi - Because We Can

I am a rock not just another grain of sand
I wanna be the one you run to when you need a shoulder
I ain't a soldier but I'm here to take a stand

Josef Salvat - Open Season

We thought we knew what it all looked like
We were looking out on the greatest view
We were raised to take a stand
We were raised to keep an open mind

CaptainSparklez - Fallen Kingdom

If this battle should leave me slain
I know Herobrine will call my name
Better to take a stand
And that was when I ruled the land

Gunna - bread & butter

Niggas find it hard to understand, though
Dawg ain't put me down, I been locked down, I don't know which way to go
Never gave no statement or agree to take no stand on 'em
On whatever you niggas on and trust me, I'ma stand on it

Madonna - Love Makes the World Go Round

Love makes the world go round

(We've got to take a stand...)
Love makes the world go round

Buffy Sainte-Marie - You Got To Run (Spirit Of The Wind)

Whether you're woman or whether you're man
Sometimes you got to take a stand
Just because you think you can

Cyan Kicks - Invincible

To take a stand and make our life ours
We're the only ones with the power
To take a stand and make our life ours
We'll fight like no one's fought before

Joe Bonamassa - Curtain Call

A railroad man
Not afraid of right and wrong
Or how to take a stand

Quicksilver Messenger Service - What About Me?

And I'm always getting busted
And I got to take a stand
It appears the revolution

Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (OST) - At the Ball

Cinderelly was the maiden at the ball

When Cinderelly tried her best to take a stand
(Take a stand)

Seija Simola - Give love a chance

Remember this and a new time will begin
You'll have to take a stand on many ideas and skin colours
But it's most important to give love a chance

Storyville - Good day for the blues

You always have a winning hand
When luck is on the run
You never have to take a stand
When the chips get low

Andra Day - Stand Up For Something

Rise up, love, lift your hands
I stand with you 'cause I understand
Ain't here to judge, just to take a stand
The greater plans, the Creator's plan

The Charlie Daniels Band - What This World Needs Is A Few More Rednecks

[Chorus]
What this world needs is a few more rednecks
Some people ain't afraid to take a stand
What this world needs is a little more respect