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rise to one's full heightstresses
gen. выпрямиться во весь рост (... a man riding along a track saw a strange creature on all fours drinking from a creek. It was covered with grey hair, and witness George Summerell's first thought was: 'What an immense kangaroo'. But, on hearing the horse's feet on the track, it rose to its full height, of about 7 feet, and looked quietly at the horseman. Then stooping down again, it finished its drink, and then, picking up a stick that lay by it ... disappeared among the rocks and timber 150 yards away. (Janet & Colin Bord, "Unexplained Mysteries of The 20th Century") ART Vancouver)
Makarov. подняться во весь рост