Meaning of all standing | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Brought to a sudden halt.
   UK, not-comparable
2. Wearing one's clothes, for example while sleeping.
   UK, not-comparable

Examples

“[…] and then with a terrific crash the ship brought up all standing, and we were hurled against the bridge screens by the force of the collision.”

“A couple of girls were standing alongside an ambulance drawn up next to the lorry, out of which they had apparently just crawled, having slept all standing, as all had I suppose.”

“No man had aught to cover him save his blankets, in which he slept “all standing,” i.e., with his clothes on.”

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