Expression: To Stand One's Ground

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American English Podcast

2025-06-19

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In this episode, learn the meaning, origin, and everyday use of the expression “to stand one’s ground.” As usual, the lesson will begin with a joke (this one's a pun!). Then we'll dive into the expression. Shana will explain how to use the phrase in real-life situations, and guides you through a quick pronunciation practice. Stay tuned for next week’s follow-up episode on bison—majestic animals that quite literally stand their ground. Mentioned in this Episode This episode was sponsored by NordVPN. To get the best discount off your NordVPN plan - go to ⁠⁠https://nordvpn.com/americanenglish⁠⁠ - Our link will also give you 4 extra months on the 2-year plan! Plus, there's no risk with their 30-day money-back guarantee. Season 4 Premium Content⁠⁠ ⁠⁠All Premium Content Seasons 1-3⁠⁠ (+ discount on Season 4) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • Hi, everybody.

  • My name is Shauna, and this is the American English Podcast.

  • My goal here is to teach you the English spoken in the United States.

  • Through common expressions, pronunciation tips, and interesting cultural snippets or stories,

  • I hope to keep this fun, useful, and interesting.

  • Let's do it.

  • Hi, everyone.

  • Welcome back.

  • I hope you're having a nice day wherever you are in the world.

  • In today's lesson,

  • we're going to be talking about the common English expression to stand one's ground.

  • I like it.

  • I feel like nowadays it's very common to use it.

  • And so you'll definitely be able to add it to your vocabulary after this episode is over.

  • We'll start with a joke.

  • Then we'll move on to the definitions section and the etymology and,

  • of course, give you multiple examples of how to use it in everyday context.

  • At the very end, which is a part that I think is always important,

  • don't skip it, we'll go through some pronunciation exercises.

  • So, yeah, as usual, there are two parts to expression episodes.