Stand by
Stand by verb - To give steadfast support to.
Both terms in one sentence
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Don't stand by and deny it So what you waiting for, tell me what you're waiting for?
- You want me to stand by idle while he pinches a pound of my best chipolatas while I've got a good customer waiting for them?
Source: Sausage String Silliness -
Overly Prepared Gag: One of the ships the company gets was christened the "Serial Peacemaker."Ennesby: Everyone stand by to pour some Serial Peacemaker into a big bowl of "no-problem." Tagon: How long have you been waiting to use that stupid "Cereal" pun?
Source: Webcomic / Schlock Mercenary
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