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stand at attention

verb

Definitions

  1. To stand straight with eyes forward and feet together.

    • It is a strange fact, but it is unquestionably true that almost any English intellectual would feel more ashamed of standing to attention during “God save the King” than of stealing from a poor box.

  2. To have an erection.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA