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stand on ceremony

British pronunciation/stˈand ˌɒn sˈɛɹɪmənɪ/
American pronunciation/stˈænd ˌɑːn sˈɛɹɪməni/
to stand on ceremony
[PHRASE]
1

to behave in an overly polite and formal manner

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1. Men of our generation never stood on ceremony.
2. Hardly anyone stands on ceremony.
3. Despite being close relatives, the cousins always stood on ceremony with each other.
4. But I wouldn't dream of standing on ceremony with people I know so well as the Musgroves.
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