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stand them cheap

Chinese slang.

The act of taking advantage of somebody else, especially in financial matters, although not always. Somebody who routinely eats lunch with you but always lets you pay for it is standing you cheap.

Likewise, somebody who makes friends with you just to be around your friends is also standing you cheap.

Sometimes even doing something that's rude or disagreeable to somebody else while profiting from it is also considered standing them cheap.

The original Mandarin Chinese for this is "Zhan ... pianyi" ("stand ... cheap") with the victim pronoun appearing between the words.
1.
HMB: I bought a subscripton to the Wall St. Journal using my credit card. Then I realized that with those extra credit card reward points, I qualified for a free subscription to the Wall St. Journal. So I canceled my subscription and got a free subscription and a refund instead.

HDT: Wow, if Wall St. Journal had a cheap on which one could stand, you definitely managed to stand them cheap.

2.

Taiwanese president Chen Shui Bian: TMD! Xiao Bush zongtong, neige wangbadan, burang wo de feiji zai Seattle jiangluo!

Chinese president Hu Jintao: LOL - haiyou ROFLMAO. Ta buyuanyi weixie womende shuangbian maoyi shounaohuiyi! Kan qilai haoxiang wo zhan ni pianyi!

(CSB: Goddammit, that bastard President Bush Jr. refused me permission to land at Seattle!

HJT: LOL, also ROFLMAO. He is unwilling to risk our bilateral trade summit meeting. It seems very likely that I have stood you cheap!)
by HMB August 30, 2008
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Stand Arrow

A medieval weapon commonly used in the manga and anime known as 'Jojo's Bizarre Adventure'. It is commonly used to awaken a stand if they don't already have one, however a different variation used in the anime and manga known as 'Vento Aurero' or 'Golden Wind' has the power to create a Requiem stand, used by Giorno to transform his Gold Experience.
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Stand Upright

A nostalgic JoJo game on ROBLOX which was shutdown.
Person A : What's Stand Upright?

Person B : Haven't heard that name in years
by BM25660 March 5, 2021
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Stand and Scour

When a man uses his urine to clean any smears or debris from the inside of the toilet bowl.
Roommate: Sorry dude, I left some shit smears in the toilet bowl.
Guy: Don't worry about it, I'll do a stand and scour.
by uschris September 27, 2009
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stand-up edgelord

A performer who relies on cheap shots at minorities and generally being an asshole for attention.

Often mistaken for comedians, who in contrast are actually funny and talented because their jokes do not punch down.
Louis C. K. gets a lot of attention by being a stand-up edgelord.
by Starcrashr October 31, 2019
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stand pat

to refuse to make any changesG
to leave something just as it is, without any change
1.Our advice to investors is, stand pat - the recession will soon be over.
2.While he stood pat, other people found a better way to solve the problem.
3.References in classic literatureF
Never mind warning me, Inspector: I'm ready to stand pat upon the truth.
The Valley of Fear by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
by vincent hou April 9, 2007
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Stand By

To rise up; to maintain one's position; to resist.
Even though I'm with someone else now, I Stand By everything I said (good and bad). I did right by you. You didn't do right by me. After my friend request went ignored, I hurt, I forgave you, and I moved on. I'm sorry.
by always loved you March 31, 2013
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