on parade

== English == === Prepositional phrase === on parade (military) Assembled and in formation, prepared for inspection, to receive orders, etc. Marching or riding as part of a parade. On public display, shown in a way that attracts attention. 1899, Mary Noailles Murfree (as Charles Egbert Craddock), The Story of Old Fort Loudon, Chapter 1,[4] Perhaps her husband realized her fatigue and depression and was willing to put his French accent on parade for her amusement […] 1924, Hulbert Footner, The Steerers, Chapter 2, in Argosy All-Story Weekly, 2 August, 1924,[5] Their manners were better than those of most of the people in our vicinity. They looked at nobody but took their places without the least self-consciousness, and talked to each other in low tones with light smiles. You cannot be sure about married people on parade, of course; they might have been quarrelling fiercely. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === operanda, paranode