stand up and be counted

Meaning: (idiomatic)To publiclymake knownone'sviews,contributions, orvote, especially in acontentioussituation wherefortitudeis required.1960October 24, “Foreign News: A New Look at Neutralism”, inTime, retrieved5 November 2016:Only four years ago many a small nation felt required tostand up and be counted, either for or against the U.S.1981Nov. 25, UPI, "‘Miami's for Me’ Slogan Aims at a Better Image,"New York Times(retrieved 5 Nov 2016):"We're here because we're willing tostand up and be countedand we're willing to do something about the problems of this community."2016January 12, Lucy Gorman, “Voices: Queer Christians like me deserve to pray without prejudice”, inIndependent, UK, retrieved5 November 2016:[A]s an LGBT community we need tostand up and be counted, and force people into action by holding our ground on the importance of inclusion in the church.2025June 14, Christopher Mathias, “JD Vance threatened to deport him. The ‘menswear guy’ is posting through it”, inThe Guardian‎[1],→ISSN:In recent weeks they appeared to ramp up this ethno-nationalist project, with disturbing footage emerging online of masked, heavily armed Ice and DHS agents abducting Latino people from schools and courthouses, or kidnapping them off the streets, often separating them from their children. [Derek] Guy felt compelled tostand up and be counted.; (idiomatic,oftensports)To take significantindividualaction to help agroupeffort.2009September 6, Jonah Freedman, “Best player U.S. has ever produced comes through when it counts”, inSports Illustrated, retrieved5 November 2016:"You definitely want tostand up and be counted," said Dempsey. "You're a player the team looks to to get goals and you want to try to help the team win."2013February 4, Daniel Taylor, “Steven Gerrard fears England may slip into World Cup play-offs”, inGuardian, UK, retrieved5 November 2016:"It was a really tough game [against Montenegro] last time and this one will be the same. We've all got tostand up and be counted."

Examples:

EN: What I'm saying is you're gonna have to stand up and be counted.
ES: Lo que digo es que tendrás que dar la cara.
EN: And I'm askin' you, my friends... Any man, woman or child that reckons that he wants to go to hell, I say let that man, woman or child stand up and be counted!
ES: Y os pido, amigos míos... que cualquier hombre, mujer o niño... que para no ir al infierno quiera proclamar su fe se levante... ya sea hombre, mujer o niño y lo proclame bien alto.
EN: But it will get worse and worse, until every citizen in this country will have to stand up and be counted to say whether they are on the side of right and freedom or on the side of the Thomas Jordans of this country.
ES: Pero empeorará cada vez más hasta que cada ciudadano de este país tenga que levantarse y decir si está de parte de la justicia y la libertad o de los Thomas Jordan de este país.
EN: Fran... there comes a time in every man's life when he has got to stand up and be counted, and my time is right now.
ES: Hay un momento cuando un hombre debe pararse firme. Llegó el momento.
EN: Just stand up and be counted.
ES: Quiero oír su opinión.
EN: It's time to stand up and be counted.
ES: Es hora de declararse abiertamente.
EN: To stand up and be counted.
ES: que nos levantémonos y hablemos
EN: It is a time to stand up and be counted.
ES: Es el período en que uno debe responsabilizarse.
EN: Someone"s got to stand up and be counted.
ES: Alguien debería levantarse y plantar cara.
EN: Gentlemen, it is the time to stand up and be counted.
ES: Caballeros, es tiempo de pararse y ser tenidos en cuenta.
EN: Everybody has to stand up and be counted at some time or another.
ES: Todo el mundo tiene que ponerse de pie y ser contado en algún momento.
EN: I urge you to stand up and be counted.
ES: Te insto a que te levantes y te hagas oír.
EN: He said he had a reason to stand up and be counted.
ES: Dijo que tenía una razón para reconocerlo abiertamente.
EN: Joe wanted to stand up and be counted.
ES: Joe quería reconocerlo abiertamente.
EN: Yes, the evidence, of course... but, in the present climate, it takes a brave person to stand up and be counted, does it not?
ES: Sí, la evidencia, por supuesto... Pero, en el clima actual, se necesita una persona valiente, para soportar y plantarse, ¿no es así?

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