stand on

stand on (third-person singular simple present stands on, present participle standing on, simple past and past participle stood on)

1. (nautical) To continue following the same course.
2. To observe a ceremony or tradition; to insist on proper behavior or recognition.

   Synonym: stand upon

   Let's not stand on ceremony.

   • 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 8:

     Saue you gentlemen — Nay, we do not ſtand much on our gentilitie, friend; […]

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