stand from under

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to escape something falling or being thrown from above

I see I was in a fix now. But it warn't no use to worry; there warn't nothing to do but just hold still, and try and be ready to stand from under when the lightning struck. — Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 1884.

move oneself away from something that is about to collapse
stand from under

    Hyphenation

    stand from un·der

    Turkish pronunciation

    ständ fırm ʌndır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈstand fərm ˈəndər/ /ˈstænd fɜrm ˈʌndɜr/
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