stand erect

He sat in a confined little metal coop of a cabin, hardly enough in which to stand erect.

They think, though every other interest in the country is ruined, they will stand erect amidst the wreck.

Not until she lifted her head to stand erect behind his chair, with a hand on each shoulder, did he find words.

The manacles were removed after much labour; but their unhappy bearers, when relieved of them, were unable to stand erect.

If other men choose to go upon all-fours, I choose to stand erect, as God designed every man to stand.