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stand on dignity
stand on one's dignity
to remain dignified in spite of difficulties. I will stand on my dignity to the very end. she stood on her dignity and ignored all the nonsense going on around her.
stand on your dignity
to demand to be treated with more respect than other people because you think you are more important And although he held a senior position in the company he would never stand on his dignity.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Gudrun | | GOOD-roon (German) | Norse Mythology, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German |
Nikifor | | - | Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian |
Dzvonimir | | - | Macedonian |
Halcyon | | - | Various |
Circe | | SUR-see (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
Diann | | die-AN | English |