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stand corrected

Verb

Meaning

stand corrected (third-person singular simple present stands corrected, present participle standing corrected, simple past and past participle stood corrected)

(idiomatic) To acknowledge, after someone else's correction of a statement one made, that this statement was indeed incorrect and that this correction is justified.
Synonyms: mea culpa, my bad
Antonym: I rest my case
The Battle of Hastings was fought in 1055.
No it wasn’t! Look in the textbook!
Oh, sorry. I stand corrected—it was fought in 1066.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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