stand in the gate

Language: en

1.
GlobalUKarchaicliterary
- To be stationed at an entrance or gateway to guard, control access, or receive those who arrive.
2.
Globalfigurativeneutral
- To wait at a threshold or point of transition in order to welcome, confront, or otherwise intervene as people pass through.

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