on the stand

English

Prepositional phrase

on the stand

  1. (law) Testifying at a trial; speaking as a witness during a court case.
  2. Synonym of on the spot
    • 2025 June 19, Scott Heller, quoting Stephen Fry, “Stephen Fry Knows He’s Become a Middle-Aged Cliché”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 19 June 2025:
      What’s the last great book you read?¶ Goodness. You do put a chap on the stand, don’t you!
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