stand on ceremony
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stand on ceremony (third-person singular simple present stands on ceremony, present participle standing on ceremony, simple past and past participle stood on ceremony)
- (idiomatic) To act in a formal, ceremonious, or overly polite manner.
- Please make yourself at home – there's no need to stand on ceremony.
- 2016, Yuu Kamiya, translated by Daniel Komen, No Game No Life, volume 4:
- “Hmp, don’t stand on ceremony, lads. You may as well savor the blessing of my seaside attire!”
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act in a formal manner
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