Only two of the biggest public figures in the Central Park case remain at the scene. At any moment, he was ready with contempt for what he called the cowpuncher`s “demagogy.” You`d better cut out the stands and look west. It may be a shameless and shameless emotional staging, but it is strangely moving, despite the ruthless editing of the story. Decide that this can and should be the year no preschooler goes hungry because of your quixotic genius. If he`s just doing a lot of great things or playing someone`s political game, that`s another matter. He defends a right that is rarely protected unless it is immediately attacked. In Borgen, grandeur and deception continue to plague the political process. The kind of platform performed by the Karna had to be played to an audience. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! Covered and multi-level seating on a running track or outdoor sports arena is a kind of grandstand. This word has been used since the mid-18th century, and in the late 1800s it was adapted into the expressions of grandstand player baseball slang and grandstand game, referring to theatrical and unnecessary movements that made athletes easy to brag about. These terms found their way into academic slang around the same time, and the platform became a common way of saying “put on airs.” As a name, grandstand means a large seating area for sports spectators. As a verb, it means to indicate.
So if you`re dancing in a banana costume at horse races, you`re standing in the stands. Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for Tribune But placing such an audience so close to an election has lost substance and motivated politicians to stand up in the gallery and “stand up” against some of the world`s most powerful leaders. Find out which words work together and create more natural English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app. The 2020 Australian Open was the last Grand Slam to be played entirely with full stands, taking place in January and early February before the global pandemic devastated sports planning around the world. Find the answers online with Practical English Usage, your go-to guide to problems in English.