stand between
idiom
: to be in place or position between (two things)
A row of trees stands between the two houses.
—often used figurativelyA single putt is the only thing standing between her and the title. If she makes it, she wins.
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Don’t let a small screen stand between you and your most productive self.
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Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Only three more series wins stand between Oklahoma City and a title.
—Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Now just 200 laps stand between them and racing immortality.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Sunday’s final Grapefruit League game with the Minnesota Twins and the two exhibition games in Mexico are all that stand between them and the regular-season.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
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Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Only three more series wins stand between Oklahoma City and a title.
—Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Now just 200 laps stand between them and racing immortality.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Sunday’s final Grapefruit League game with the Minnesota Twins and the two exhibition games in Mexico are all that stand between them and the regular-season.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Stand between.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20between. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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