draw (one)self up



draw (one)self up

1. To stand up straight, as tall as one can. I know you feel self-conscious about being so much taller than everyone else, but please, try to draw yourself up for the group photo.
2. To stand up straight in a show of indignation. After Andrew made those rude comments about me, I drew myself up and stormed out of the office.
See also: draw, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MaartjeMAH:R-tyəDutch
Sunitha-Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam
AygÜN-Turkish, Azerbaijani
TaimiTIE-meeFinnish
Evander (2)ee-VAN-dər, ə-VAN-dərScottish, English
Rajeev-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Nepali