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stand at ease
Idioms and Phrases
see at ease , def. 2.Example Sentences
A command is barked into the thick cold air: "Stand at ease, stand easy."
Gilbert then briefly had the House stand at ease as he marched the bill up to Youngkin on the third floor of the Capitol, accompanied by several other Republicans.
“He was the doc and they were the assistant. ‘I’m the smart guy in the room, and stand at ease.’”
“Tjaden!”—”What?”—”Stand at ease, Tjaden; and what’s more, don’t say ‘What,’ say ‘Yes, Sir,’—now: Tjaden!”
An armed police officer demonstrated how to squat, stand to attention, stand at ease, turn and salute, each position requiring precise movements and timing.
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