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)

  1. (idiomatic) To act in a formal, ceremonious, or overly polite manner.
    Please make yourself at home – there's no need to stand on ceremony.

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