stand between and

Meaning

1. stand between sb / sth and sth

   to prevent sb from getting or achieving sth

   Only one game stood between him and victory.

In the movies · 8

• to let you stand between me and me treasure.Treasure Planet2002
• of what stands betweens and extinctionWarm Bodies2013
• All of a sudden, all that stands between you and being dead is you.Prisoners2013
• Faith is the only thing that stands between us and perdition.The Unholy2021
• For the short time formality stands between us, the Count of Monte Cristo.The Count of Monte Cristo2002
• Who will stand between us, the jackboots and the proletarian abyss?The King's Speech2010
• And I'm all that stands between Zim and the annihilation of our world.Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus2019
• to come to them, to stand between their factions, to mediate their continual quarrels and civil wars.The Message1976

From the same entry

• stand aside
• stand back
• stand by
• stand by
• stand by
• stand down
• stand for
• stand in
• stand out
• stand out
• stand over
• stand up