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stand on ceremony

stand on ceremony

to hold rigidly to protocol or formal manners. (Often in the negative.) Please help yourself to more. Don't stand on ceremony. We are very informal around here. Hardly anyone stands on ceremony.
See also: on, stand

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sybilla-Polish, Late Roman
Lorena (2)-English
Ruf-Russian
Jaime (2)JAY-meeEnglish
Pistis-Greek Mythology
Joannes-Late Roman
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