stand on ceremony en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To act in a formal, ceremonious, or overly polite manner.
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!”
2016, Yuu Kamiya, translated by Daniel Komen, No Game No Life, volume 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stands on ceremony | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| standing on ceremony | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| stood on ceremony | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| stood on ceremony | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| stand upon ceremony | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (23)
ja 形式張る (act in a formal manner) · it fare complimenti (act in a formal manner) · fi kursailla (act in a formal manner) · cmn 拘於禮節 /拘于礼节 (act in a formal manner) · sh понашати се формално (act in a formal manner) · cmn 拘禮 /拘礼 (act in a formal manner) · fr faire des manières (act in a formal manner) · fi jäykistellä (act in a formal manner) · fi kruusailla (act in a formal manner) · cmn 見外 /见外 (act in a formal manner) · cmn 客氣 /客气 (act in a formal manner) · fr faire des âties (act in a formal manner) · pl ceregielić się (act in a formal manner) · fr faire des façons (act in a formal manner) · pt fazer cerimônia (act in a formal manner) · ja 遠慮する (act in a formal manner) · pl certolić się (act in a formal manner) · cmn 講客套 /讲客套 (act in a formal manner) · fi pönöttää (act in a formal manner) · pl certować się (act in a formal manner) · my အားနာ (act in a formal manner) · ru церемо́ниться (act in a formal manner) · es cumplir con las formalidades (act in a formal manner)