stand upon one's dignity
Examples
“They did not stand⟳ upon their dignity, nor give⟳ their minds to being or to seeming as elegant and as fine as anybody else.”
“"By Gar! you've got an Irish tongue in your head anyhow," cried the saloon-keeper, not quite certain whether to humour this audacious visitor or to stand⟳ upon his dignity.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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