take one’s stand—take one’s place or position:
- The players, except one, take their stand at one side, and one stands at the other side in front of them.
take the stand—
1. (U.S. legal) come into the witness box to give testimony:
- The judge next asked the defendant to take the stand.
2. take one’s position on an elevated platform (as a speaker, etc.):
- So many people roll their eyes when they hear a girl singer is about to take the stand.