mind your p's and q's
old-fashionedDefinition
› to make an effort to be especially polite in a particular situation: I have to mind my p's and q's when I'm with my grandmother.Manners and levels of formalityPolite and respectful
(Definition of mind your p's and q's from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- buttoned-down adjective
- ceremonious adjective
- ceremony noun (FORMAL BEHAVIOUR)
- decency noun
- decorum noun
- formal adjective (SERIOUS)
- formally adverb (SERIOUSLY/CORRECTLY)
- genteel adjective
- gentility noun
- grace noun (POLITENESS)
- ground rules noun
- impropriety noun
- propriety noun
- pukka adjective
- refinement noun (POLITENESS)
- solemnity noun
- stand on ceremony idiom
- stiff adjective (NOT RELAXED)
- stiffly adverb (NOT RELAXED)
- valediction noun
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