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stand_on_ceremony

stand on ceremony

English

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To act in a formal, ceremonious or overly polite manner.
    Please make yourself at home - there's no need to stand on ceremony.

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