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meaning of "he stood me up"



 
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meaning of "he stood me up" #1 (permalink) Sun Feb 24, 2008 16:39 pm   meaning of "he stood me up"
 

Hello
Can you tell me what exactly "he stood me up" means?

Thanks a lot
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meaning of "he stood me up" #2 (permalink) Sun Feb 24, 2008 16:45 pm   meaning of "he stood me up"
 

Hi,

It has the idea that he let me down or he failed to come to meet me although we had agreed to meet.

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