Stand up
Stand up verb - To withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval.
Trip
Trip verb - To go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily.
Usage example: tripped over a chair and landed on her face
Both terms in one sentence
- However, you can disarm them, trip them when they pick up the weapon, and then disarm them again when they stand up.
Source: Cycle of Hurting - Mark Greene as well, though in his case, he was usually just too weak and spineless to stand up for someone, rather than actively trying to trip them up.
Source: Chronic Backstabbing Disorder -
In Guardians of the Galaxy, Rocket resorts to this when Groot and Drax guilt-trip him into fetching Peter and Gamora to stand up to Ronan one more time.
Source: Agitated Item Stomping
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