to be standing (up)
81standing room only — UK US noun [U] MARKETING ► a way of selling a product in which someone tries to sell it quickly by telling the buyer that many people want to buy it and that only a limited number are left: »With a standing room only sales close, you indicate to… …
82standing ovation — {{hw}}{{standing ovation}}{{/hw}}locuz. sost. f. inv. Applauso lungo e caloroso tributato dal pubblico in piedi. ETIMOLOGIA: locuz. ingl., propr. ‘ovazione (ovation) in piedi (standing)’ …
83standing joke — noun count something that happens regularly that a particular group of people find funny: They always spell his name wrong. It s a standing joke …
84standing order — noun 1. ) count a rule in the military that must always be obeyed until another rule officially changes it: We have standing orders not to fire. 2. ) count a rule that says how a committee or institution should operate 3. ) BRITISH an AUTOMATIC… …
85standing ovation — standing o vation noun count an enthusiastic reaction to a performance or speech in which people stand and CLAP to show how much they enjoyed or approved of it: Pavarotti was given a 20 minute standing ovation …
86standing — Voz inglesa que se usa ocasionalmente en español con el sentido de ‘categoría o nivel elevados, especialmente desde el punto de vista económico y social’. Suele aparecer en la construcción de alto standing. Es anglicismo evitable, ya que puede… …
87standing order — standing orders N COUNT: also by N A standing order is an instruction to your bank to pay a fixed amount of money to someone at regular times. [BRIT] …
88standing ovation — standing ovations N COUNT If a speaker or performer gets a standing ovation when they have finished speaking or performing, the audience stands up to clap in order to show its admiration or support …
89standing easy — standing in a comfortable position, standing as one sees fit …
90standing tall — standing erect, standing vertically straight and outstretched, pride …
