Meanings
verbstand on (third-person singular simple present stands on, present participle standing on, simple past and past participle stood on)
present singular third person stands on · participle present standing on · participle past stood on · past stood on
- To observe a ceremony or tradition; to insist on proper behavior or recognition.
Let's not stand on ceremony.
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Saue you gentlemen — Nay, we do not ſtand much on our gentilitie, friend;[…]
1598, Beniamin Ionson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Euery Man in His Humour. A Comœdie. […]”, in The Workes of Beniamin Ionson (First Folio), London: […] Will[iam] Stansby, published 1616, →OCLC, Act I, scene ii, page 8Synonyms: stand upon
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo observe a ceremony or tradition; to insist on proper behavior or recognition.
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