出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第259页（258字）
主持正义，说公道话．例在恶势力威吓之下，众人噤若寒蝉，唯独徐老先生一人挺身而出，仗义执言。
Under the threat of punishment，everyone was scared out of their wits，except the much respected old Mr．Xu who stepped forward and spoke out from a sense of justice