stand over
[verb]
Synonyms: defer, delay, hold off, hold over, hold up, lay over, postpone, put off, shelve, stay

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stand over somebody phrasal verb (see also stand)
to stand very close behind someone and watch as they work to make sure they do nothing wrong:
I can’t concentrate with him standing over me like that.

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stand over
stand over (someone)
to watch someone closely.
Had someone been standing over her while she slept or did she just imagine it?

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stand over
• stand over (someone or something)
to watch someone or something closely, to keep checking someone or something all the time
The father stood over his son all day to make sure that he was studying for his final exams.

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stand over something
• stand over (someone or something)
to watch someone or something closely, to keep checking someone or something all the time
The father stood over his son all day to make sure that he was studying for his final exams.

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stand over
v.
1. To watch closely; keep checking all the time.
Ted's mother had to stand over him to get him to do his homework.
2. To be held over for later action; be postponed; wait.
The committee decided to let the proposal stand over until its next meeting.

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stand over someone
stand over (someone)
to watch someone closely.
Had someone been standing over her while she slept or did she just imagine it?

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

stand over someone
• stand over (someone or something)
to watch someone or something closely, to keep checking someone or something all the time
The father stood over his son all day to make sure that he was studying for his final exams.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲