Stands
Take up
Take up verb - To move from a lower to a higher place or position.
Both terms in one sentence
- As it stands, there's an entire alternate Power Trio in Deathly Hallows (Neville, Luna and Ginny) with enough stories to take up an entire novel.
Source: Hero of Another Story - CONSTABLE: I will cap that proverb with "There is flattery in friendship." ORLEANS: And I will take up that with "Give the devil his due." CONSTABLE: Well placed; there stands your friend for the devil.
Source: Hurricane of Aphorisms
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