What do "stand shit" and "take it" mean? I'm listening to Adele's son Hometown Glory and I wonder what "stand shit" and "take it" mean in the lyrics below; I like it in the city when the air is so thick and opaque I love to see everybody in short skirts, shorts and shades I like it in the city when two worlds collide You get the people and the government Everybody taking different sides Shows that we ain't gonna stand shit Shows that we are united Shows that we ain't gonna take it Shows that we ain't gonna stand shit Shows that we are united