stand on ceremony

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To act in a formal, ceremonious, or overly polite manner.

Equivalents

Españolcumplir con las formalidades

Françaisfaire des âties faire des façons faire des manières

Portuguêsfazer cerimônia

7 more languages

Suomijäykistellä kruusailla kursaillapönöttää

Italianofare complimenti

日本語形式張る畏まる遠慮遠慮する

မြန်မာအားနာ

Polskiceregielić ceregielić się ceremoniowaćcertolić certolić się certować certować się wzbraniać wzbronić

Русскийцеремониться

Tiếng Việtra vẻ

Examples

“Please ⟳ make ⟳ yourself at home – there's no need ⟳ to stand ⟳ on ceremony.”

““Hmp, don’t stand ⟳ on ceremony, lads. You may as well savor the blessing of my seaside attire!””

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

stand on end stand on its own stand on one's dignity stand on one's head stand on one's own bottom stand on one's own two feet

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