picktake the stand take the stand {v. phr.} To assume one's position in the witness box during a trial. The judge asked the defendant to take the stand. Categories: add yours verb Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms 'take the stand' on video Take the Stand Take the Stand Take the stand Take the Stand sort: relevance, mode: exact match, q: "take the stand", maxResults: 4, videoEmbeddable: true, videoSyndicated: true, safeSearch: strict, type: video Subscribe to: American IdiomsEnglish Slang Leave my opinion