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be good, and if you can't be good, be careful
humorous sayingDefinition
(Definition of be good, and if you can't be good, be careful from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Paying attention and being careful
Synonyms and related words:
- attention noun (NOTICE)
- attention span noun
- be on your guard idiom
- caution noun (CARE)
- cautious adjective
- centre around/on sth phrasal verb
- closely adverb (CAREFULLY)
- concentrate verb (GIVE ATTENTION)
- concentration noun (ATTENTION)
- cue noun (SIGNAL)
- focused adjective (GIVING ATTENTION)
- follow/steer/take the middle course/way/path idiom
- get religion idiom
- handle/treat sb with kid gloves idiom
- hang on/upon sth phrasal verb (GIVE ATTENTION)
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- not see beyond sth idiom
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- revolve around/round sb/sth phrasal verb
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