stand at ease

see at ease, def. 2.

Words nearby stand at ease

stanch, stanchion, stanchless, stand, stand a chance, stand at ease, stand by, stand corrected, stand down, stand fast, stand for

Example sentences from the Web for stand at ease

  • At the approach of this symbol of the law, Mrs. Bindle stepped back and brought her mop to the stand-at-ease position.

    Mrs. Bindle |Hebert Jenkins

  • It was the stand-at-ease of a soldier, or of an Indian wrapped in his blanket in the city square.

    A Touch Of Sun And Other Stories |Mary Hallock Foote

  • His hands fell on his hips as, in his mess, an officer with no pockets drops his knuckles on his waist-line for a stand-at-ease.

    Donovan Pasha And Some People Of Egypt, Complete |Gilbert Parker