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Meaning of stand on ceremony | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

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

idiomatic

Equivalents

Español cumplir con las formalidades
Suomi jäykistellä jäykistellä kruusailla kursailla pönöttää
Français faire des âties faire des façons faire des manières
Italiano fare complimenti
日本語 形式張る 畏まる 遠慮 遠慮する
မြန်မာ အားနာ
Polski ceregielić ceregielić się ceremoniować certolić certolić się certować certować się wzbraniać wzbronić
Português fazer cerimônia
Русский церемониться
Tiếng Việt ra 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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