- mind one's Ps & Qs
- be careful to be polite and avoid giving offence. [said by some to refer to the care a young pupil must pay in differentiating the tailed letters p and q.]→ mind
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mind one's Ps & Qs
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mind one's Ps & Qs — ► mind one s Ps & Qs be careful to be polite and avoid giving offence. [ORIGIN: perhaps referring to the care a young pupil must pay in differentiating the tailed letters p and q.] Main Entry: ↑mind … English terms dictionary
mind one's own business — {v. phr.} To not interfere in the affairs of others. * /He finally got tired of her criticism and told her to mind her own business./ … Dictionary of American idioms
mind one's own business — {v. phr.} To not interfere in the affairs of others. * /He finally got tired of her criticism and told her to mind her own business./ … Dictionary of American idioms
mind one's p's and q's — To be watchfully accurate and punctilious • • • Main Entry: ↑mind mind one s p s and q s see under ↑mind • • • Main Entry: ↑P … Useful english dictionary
mind one's own business — To confine oneself to one s own affairs • • • Main Entry: ↑business * * * I refrain from meddling in other people s affairs he was yelling at her to get out and mind her own business II refrain from prying or interfering … Useful english dictionary
mind one's p's and q's — mind one s own affairs, pay more attention to one s own business … English contemporary dictionary
mind one's own business — ► mind one s own business avoid meddling in other people s affairs. Main Entry: ↑business … English terms dictionary
mind one's own business — idi mind one s own business, to refrain from meddling in the affairs of others … From formal English to slang
mind one's step — ► mind (or watch) one s step walk or act carefully. Main Entry: ↑step … English terms dictionary
mind one's step — watch one s step just watch your step when Mrs. Kline gets here Syn: be careful, take care, step/tread carefully, exercise care/caution, mind how one goes, look out, watch out, be wary, be on one s guard, be on the qui vive … Thesaurus of popular words
