take a stand
make a stand

The children were making a last stand against their parents.

And find a place where they could make a stand.

He's just making a stand on what the church is.

We need to find a place to make a stand.

But maybe I'm just not cut out for making a stand.

Better to make a stand here, he decided, than run away again.

Now was not the time to make a stand, however.

We will make a stand here to the last man if need be.

Find a place to make a stand, she told herself.

Why did she have to make a stand all by herself?