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Phrase(s): stand apart (from someone or something)
1. Lit. to stand, separated from someone or something. • Please stand apart from the person next to you. We want to see the table between you. • Stand apart. Leave some space between you. 2. Fig. to appear clearly different from other things or people. • Alice really stands apart from her peers. • This book really stands apart. It is much better than the others.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs