stand by | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,intransitive)Towaitinexpectationof some event; to beready.Synonyms:hang on,stay;see alsoThesaurus:waitPleasestand byfor more instructions.1935,George Goodchild, chapter 3, inDeath on the Centre Court:It had been his intention to go to Wimbledon, but as he himself said: “Why be blooming well frizzled when you can hear all the results over the wireless.[…]Youstand by, Janet, and wake me up if they do any of that running commentary stuff.”; (idiomatic,transitive)Toremainloyalorfaithfulto.Synonyms:(UK,idiomatic)go to the wall for someone;keep faithEven though money is scarce sometimes, Annstands byher decision to be a full-time mother.2014August 20, “Why Jews are worried [print version:International New York Times, 22 August 2014, p. 8]”, inThe New York Times‎[1]:[W]hen aHamasspokesman recentlystood byhis statement that Jews used the blood of non-Jewish children for their matzos – one of the oldest anti-Semitic canards around – European elites were largely silent.; (idiomatic,transitive)Tosupport; tocontinueto support despite things beingbad.Synonym:upholdTheystood byus all along and it's awesome to see them out here to support us today.; (intransitive)To do nothing. To beinactivein a situation.Synonyms:lallygag,waste time;see alsoThesaurus:loiterI can't simplystand byand watch you ruin your life.

Examples:

EN: "May God stand by me!"
ES: ¡Que Dios me acompañe!"
EN: We stand by you!
ES: Estamos contigo!
EN: "May all good saints stand by me!
ES: "¡Que los buenos santos me protejan!
EN: "I'm not going to stand by and see you treated like this any longer..."
ES: "No me quedaré de brazos cruzados viendo cómo te trata..."
EN: "So you'll stand by the assertion that you bought this watch on the street, from an unknown!"
ES: "¡Entonces insiste en que compró este reloj en la calle, a un desconocido!"
EN: I want you to go out into the hall and stand by the desk where Spottswoode stood when he ordered his cab.
ES: Quiero que salgas al corredor, y vayas hasta la recepción donde estaba Spottswoode cuando mandó pedir su taxi.
EN: You'd better stand by, for a few minutes, Buck, anyhow.
ES: Mejor esperas aquí unos minutos, Buck.
EN: Will you stand by at Mr. Markham's office, please?
ES: ¿Podría esperarnos en la oficina del Sr. Markham's, por favor?
EN: - You think I'm gonna stand by and see him rob my mother?
ES: ¿Crees que me quedaré cruzado de brazos mientras le roba a mi madre? .
EN: I'm not gonna stand by and see you kill yourself.
ES: No dejaré que te mates sin hacer nada.
EN: Even in my grave I'll stand by him.
ES: Incluso en mi tumba lo me defenderé.
EN: Parachute men, stand by to bail out!
ES: Los paracaidistas están listos!
EN: I stand by anything I write!
ES: Mantengo todo lo que escribí.
EN: I love you too much to stand by and see you make a wreck of yourself like this.
ES: Te quiero demasiado como para asistir pasivamente a tu ruína.
EN: I can't stand by and see children made into scared, helpless creatures
ES: Ya no puedo soportar más ver como espectadora como hace de estas niñas criaturas amedrentadas e indefensas.

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