on parade

Prepositional phrase

1. Assembled and in formation, prepared for inspection, to receive orders, etc.
   • […] he was ordered to leave general Washington’s camp, in consequence of the character that had been given of him; and upon his appearing on parade afterwards, he was ordered to leave general Washington’s camp on pain of imprisonment.1780, Proceedings of a General Court Martial of the Line […] for the Trial of Major General Arnold, Philadelphia, page 8
   • The upper clouds are to the lower, what soldiers on parade are to a mixed multitude; no men walk on their heads or their hands, and so there are certain laws which no clouds violate; but there is nothing except in the upper clouds resembling symmetrical discipline.1843, [John Ruskin], chapter 2, in Modern Painters […], volume I, London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], →OCLC, , § 3
2. Marching or riding as part of a parade.
   • Earlier the team had arrived at Liverpool John Lennon airport […] and were greeted by dignitaries, including the lord mayor of Liverpool, Alan Dean—an Everton fan—who officially invited them to go on parade.2005 May 26, “Victorious Liverpool parade through city”, in The Guardian
3. On public display, shown in a way that attracts attention.
   • Perhaps her husband realized her fatigue and depression and was willing to put his French accent on parade for her amusement […]1899, Mary Noailles Murfree (as Charles Egbert Craddock), The Story of Old Fort Loudon, Chapter 1
   • 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...1924, Hulbert Footner, The Steerers, Chapter 2, in Argosy All-Story Weekly, 2 August, 1924