be upstanding
idiom
British, formal
—used to tell the people in a place to stand up
"Ladies and gentlemen, please be upstanding for the national anthem."
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“Be upstanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20upstanding. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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