stand aside
Definition of stand aside
1 : to move to the left or right with one step or a few small steps Please stand aside and let me pass.
2 : to allow something to happen : to not try to stop someone from doing something I'm not going to stand aside and watch you ruin your life.
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: to support oneself on the feet in an erect position
: to be a specified height when fully erect
: to rise to an erect position
: a halt for defense or resistance
: an often defensive effort of some duration or degree of success
: a stop made to give a performance
: to or toward the side
: away from others or into privacy
: out of the way especially for future use : away
: an utterance not meant to be heard by someone
: an actor's speech heard by the audience but supposedly not by other characters
: a comment or discussion that does not relate directly to the main subject being discussed : digression
: beyond, past
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