Definitions from Wiktionary (stand on ceremony)
▸ verb: (idiomatic) To act in a formal, ceremonious, or overly polite manner.
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▸ verb: (idiomatic) To act in a formal, ceremonious, or overly polite manner.
Similar:
go through the motions,
play it straight,
talk like a book,
methodize,
put a civil tongue in one's head,
handle with kid gloves,
keep a civil tongue in one's mouth,
walk in straight lines,
Hemingway,
mind one's ps and qs,
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