英语词汇“to be on one's p's and q's”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. to be on one's P's and Q's and variants: to be on one's best behaviour; to be at one's best, on top form; (U.S.) to be alert, to be ‘on one's toes’.

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the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > care or heed [verb (intransitive)] > be careful of behaviour or words

to be on one's P's and Q's1607

to mind (also watch) one's P's and Q's1756

1602 T. Dekker Satiro-mastix sig. E2^v Now thou art in thy Pee and Kue, thou hast such a villanous broad backe, that I warrant th'art able to beare away any mans iestes in England.]

1607 T. Dekker & J. Webster West-ward Hoe ii. i. sig. B4 ^v At her p. and q. neither Marchantes Daughter, Aldermans Wife, young countrey Gentlewoman, nor Courtiers Mistris, can match her.

1786 A. Hughes Zoriada I. 158 Who so proper to bring him to his p's and q's as the waiting woman of her he loves.

1815 Apollo's Choice ii. ii, in New Brit. Theatre IV. 208 I must be on my P's and Q's here, or I shall get my neck into a halter.

1829 W. Dimond Brother & Sister ii. i. 27 Ay, he was the crown of the jest—so grand and ceremonious—all upon his P's and Q's.

1893 W. A. Shee My Contemporaries vi. 149 In a well-dressed crowd you are in your p's and q's.

1941 in G. P. Rawick Amer. Slave (1972) XIX. ii. 129 This put me on my p's and q's. You know how a young fellow is when he is about to lose something. He gets more careful.

1989 Washington Post (Nexis) 25 Feb. b4 T.C. Williams is in the same posture of awareness as schools in our neighboring jurisdictions... We're on our Ps and Qs because there seem to be more weapons out in the community.

1999 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) (Nexis) 30 Dec. The young women were on their ‘Ps and Qs’ and courteous as they addressed their benefactors.

单词	to be on one's p's and q's
释义	> as lemmas to be on one's P's and Q's a. to be on one's P's and Q's and variants: to be on one's best behaviour; to be at one's best, on top form; (U.S.) to be alert, to be ‘on one's toes’. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > care or heed [verb (intransitive)] > be careful of behaviour or words to be on one's P's and Q's1607 to mind (also watch) one's P's and Q's1756 1602 T. Dekker Satiro-mastix sig. E2^v Now thou art in thy Pee and Kue, thou hast such a villanous broad backe, that I warrant th'art able to beare away any mans iestes in England.] 1607 T. Dekker & J. Webster West-ward Hoe ii. i. sig. B4 ^v At her p. and q. neither Marchantes Daughter, Aldermans Wife, young countrey Gentlewoman, nor Courtiers Mistris, can match her. 1786 A. Hughes Zoriada I. 158 Who so proper to bring him to his p's and q's as the waiting woman of her he loves. 1815 Apollo's Choice ii. ii, in New Brit. Theatre IV. 208 I must be on my P's and Q's here, or I shall get my neck into a halter. 1829 W. Dimond Brother & Sister ii. i. 27 Ay, he was the crown of the jest—so grand and ceremonious—all upon his P's and Q's. 1893 W. A. Shee My Contemporaries vi. 149 In a well-dressed crowd you are in your p's and q's. 1941 in G. P. Rawick Amer. Slave (1972) XIX. ii. 129 This put me on my p's and q's. You know how a young fellow is when he is about to lose something. He gets more careful. 1989 Washington Post (Nexis) 25 Feb. b4 T.C. Williams is in the same posture of awareness as schools in our neighboring jurisdictions... We're on our Ps and Qs because there seem to be more weapons out in the community. 1999 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) (Nexis) 30 Dec. The young women were on their ‘Ps and Qs’ and courteous as they addressed their benefactors. extracted from P's and Q'sn. < as lemmas
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