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stand corrected
Idioms and Phrases
Agree that one was wrong, as in I stand corrected—we did go to Finland in 1985 . This idiom was first recorded in John Dryden's The Maiden Queen (1668): “I stand corrected, and myself reprove.”Example Sentences
“There is a Webb telescope that I didn’t know about. ... I stand corrected by Joe Biden.”
“I would be very surprised if J.W.S.T. delivers biosignature detections, but I hope to stand corrected. I mean, this is basically what I’m doing this work for.”
I stand corrected,” she continued.
“Now, words matter, and mine are no exception. I regret my comments, as I said, and I stand corrected. I also stand with the Jewish people, as they know and y’all know because I’ve always done that.”
I regret my comments and I stand corrected.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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