1 general:: Phrase(s): (Please) don’t get up. Please, there is no need to rise to greet me or in deference to me. • Mary approached the table to speak to Bill. Bill started to push his chair back as if to rise. Mary said, "Don’t get up. I just want to say hello." • Tom (rising): Hello, Fred. Good to see you. Fred (standing): Don’t get up. How are you?
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs