Is there an idiom for - to stand up for?

Question

Is there an idiom for - to stand up for?

Example:

She stood up for herself.

Now you could say "se defendió" which is good for, she stood up for herself against say, a group of knife wielding maniacs, but what about "she defended herself saying that she was a good person or her paper was good or she didn't do drugs despite what people might think.......etc........."

Still defenderse is the best way? Or some idiom?

Answer 1

I can't think of anything better than "se defiende" right now. Darse a valer, hacer valer sus derechos might be options under certain circumstances.

If you have to search for it then it's not what I'm looking for. Defenderse it is. - jeezzle, Jan 1, 2012

Just to clarify though, that works with ALL the above circumstances I listed, right?> - jeezzle, Jan 1, 2012

Yeah: se defendió de la presión de sus compañeros, se defendió muy bien en la escuela, se defiende muy bien como profesional... - Gekkosan, Jan 1, 2012

Answer 2

Jeezle:

Look at these suggestions in Collins Online dictionary:
- Stand up ----> Click Here, or,
- Stand-up ----> Click Here

Saludos y Feliz año nuevo,
Moe

I don't think these really apply in the context given by Jeezle, Moe. - Gekkosan, Jan 1, 2012

Nevertheless I appreciate your input Moe. ;) - jeezzle, Jan 1, 2012

Answer 3

I searched around for another way to say this, and defenderse is all I came up with.

I'll stay tuned to see if there is an idiom for this.