For example, “stand up to something” comes from fistfights, not a general tendency to see up as good.
From the context (especially the heading immediately preceding this metaphor), I thought “standing up to something” was an example of evil as a force, not of evil is low, good is high/up.
Something I’d like to see an example of is...
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From the context (especially the heading immediately preceding this metaphor), I thought “standing up to something” was an example of evil as a force, not of evil is low, good is high/up.
I voted up this comment because of this well-specified call for evidence.