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
DuncanDUN-kən (English)Scottish, English
Widald-Ancient Germanic
Kala (2)-Hawaiian
HÁKon-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Holden[həuldn]
Dougal-Scottish, Irish