Put up
Put up verb - To fix in an upright position.
To stand
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- The Professor might have put up his bail to get Will released, but Will would still have to stand trial for the assault charge.
Source: Hollywood Law - Godzilla villain King Ghidorah, despite significant Villain Decay over the years (it used to take 2-3 monsters just to stand a chance against him), still generally managed to put up a good fight against Godzilla (even in the Hesei film, he managed to strangle Godzilla until soap suds came out).
Source: Redemption Demotion -
And also Modern Warfare 2's Big Bad, General Shepherd, who in the game's finale nearly kills Soap and manages to beat Price in hand-to-hand combat, never mind the fact that Shepherd had just been in a helicopter crash and is able to stand, let alone put up a fight.
Source: Video Game / Modern Warfare
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