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Definition: TO STAND ONE'S GROUND |
TO STAND ONE'S GROUND1. To keep the ground or station one has taken; to maintain one's position. ``Peasants and burghers, however brave, are unable to stand their ground against veteran soldiers.'' --Macaulay. |
| Language | Translations for "TO STAND ONE'S GROUND"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
German | seinen Mann stehen. (various references) | ||||
Hungarian | nem tágít (to persist in, to sit tight, to stand pat). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | otay andstay one'say oundgray | ||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | sto. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 4F      53 54 41 4E 44      4F 4E 45 27 53      47 52 4F 55 4E 44 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01001111 00100000 01010011 01010100 01000001 01001110 01000100 00100000 01001111 01001110 01000101 00100111 01010011 00100000 01000111 01010010 01001111 01010101 01001110 01000100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T O   S T A N D   O N E ' S   G R O U N D |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 004F      0053 0054 0041 004E 0044      004F 004E 0045 0027 0053      0047 0052 004F 0055 004E 0044 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)54492535435483824948399532415249554838 |
| 1. Definition 2. Translations: Modern 3. Translations: Ancient 4. Orthography | 5. Bibliography |
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