A standing ovation is applause given by an audience on its feet. Get a standing ovation, a long standing ovation, rose for a standing ovation.
It has inflated badly in some countries, where a standing ovation is now nearly automatic and therefore means little. The ovation in it was a lesser Roman triumph awarded for a victory not quite great enough.
1nounstanding ovationApplause given by an audience on its feet.
“At the end of the concert, the audience rose and gave the orchestra a standing ovation.”
standing ovation is an applause.
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