stand at ease
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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.
From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2022
The crews, told they could stand at ease, leaned on the rail and shouted themselves froggy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Besides these all-purpose standing forces, another sketchily trained army of 300,000 would be assembled to stand at ease, ready for home defense.
From Time Magazine Archive
It warns us that we can never stand at ease, or lie down in the field of life, without sentinels of watchfulness and camp-fires of prayer.—Chapin.
From Pearls of Thought by Ballou, Maturin Murray
They pretend to scatter seed; then stand at ease, stamp their feet, clap their hands, and at the words: "Turn him round," each child turns round.
From Games For All Occasions by Blain, Mary E.
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