stand up and be counted
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[edit]stand up and be counted (third-person singular simple present stands up and is counted, present participle standing up and being counted, simple past stood up and was counted, past participle stood up and been counted)
- (idiomatic) To publicly make known one's views, contributions, or vote, especially in a contentious situation where fortitude is required.
- 1960 October 24, “Foreign News: A New Look at Neutralism”, in Time, retrieved 5 November 2016:
- Only four years ago many a small nation felt required to stand up and be counted, either for or against the U.S.
- 1981 Nov. 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 to stand up and be counted and we're willing to do something about the problems of this community."
- 2016 January 12, Lucy Gorman, “Voices: Queer Christians like me deserve to pray without prejudice”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 5 November 2016:
- [A]s an LGBT community we need to stand up and be counted, and force people into action by holding our ground on the importance of inclusion in the church.
- (idiomatic, often sports) To take significant individual action to help a group effort.
- 2009 September 6, Jonah Freedman, “Best player U.S. has ever produced comes through when it counts”, in Sports Illustrated, retrieved 5 November 2016:
- "You definitely want to stand 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."
- 2013 February 4, Daniel Taylor, “Steven Gerrard fears England may slip into World Cup play-offs”, in Guardian, UK, retrieved 5 November 2016:
- "It was a really tough game [against Montenegro] last time and this one will be the same. We've all got to stand up and be counted."
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