Idiom
stand on ceremony
Meaning
To act in a formal, ceremonious, or overly polite manner.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Please do not stand on ceremony at my house.”
“We are just having a casual dinner, so please do not stand on ceremony.”
“Although the guests were high-ranking officials, the host insisted they should not stand on ceremony during the private retreat.”
Examples
simple
“Please do not stand on ceremony at my house.”
contextual
“We are just having a casual dinner, so please do not stand on ceremony.”
complex
“Although the guests were high-ranking officials, the host insisted they should not stand on ceremony during the private retreat.”
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