(be standing)
111standing order — n [U and C] BrE an arrangement by which a bank pays a fixed amount of money from your account every month, year etc →↑direct debit …
112standing army — noun count a professional army that a country has all the time, not just in a war …
113standing charge — standing ,charge noun count BRITISH a fixed amount of money that you pay for being provided with a service such as gas, electricity, water, or a telephone line …
114standing stone — standing ,stone noun count BRITISH a large stone put into an upright position by people in ancient times …
115standing — (n.) late 14c., action of STAND (Cf. stand) (v.). In the sense of rank, status, it is first recorded 1570s. Legal sense is first recorded 1924. Sports sense is from 1881 …
116standing to attention — standing tall and straight without moving …
117standing — /ˈstɛndin(g), ingl. ˈstændɪŋ/ [vc. ingl., propriamente «posizione, situazione», da to stand «stare»] s. m. inv. (banca) posizione finanziaria, rispettabilità, onorabilità …
118standing joke — ► NOUN ▪ something regularly causing amusement or provoking ridicule …
119standing ovation — ► NOUN ▪ a period of prolonged applause during which the audience rise to their feet …
120standing army — n. an army maintained on a permanent basis, in peacetime as well as in time of war …
