| 单词 | to mind one's p's and q's |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto mind (also watch) one's P's and Q's b. to mind (also watch) one's P's and Q's: to be careful or particular in one's words or behaviour; to mind one's manners. 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 1756 Life & Mem. E. T. Bates 83 Mind your P's and your Q's and always travel in the Autumn. 1776 T. Francklin Contract i. i. 14 I hear the rustling of silks, mind your p's and q's, Sir, don't forget your sighs and raptures now for heaven's sake. 1792 T. Holcroft Anna St. Ives III. li. 131 So do you tell her all a that I bid ee, and a mind your pees and cues. a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) 266 ‘Mind your p's and q's’, q.d. ‘be nicely observant of your language and behaviour’. 1866 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighb. (1878) x. 181 Well, I thought it wasn't a time to mind ones peas and cues exactly. 1893 W. S. Gilbert Utopia (Limited) i He minds his P's and Q's,—And keeps himself respectable. 1923 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 15 Oct. 7/2 A representative in congress must watch his political Ps and Qs in the pursuit of his official duties. 1969 A. Bennett Forty Years On i. 44 You just mind your p's and q's, or I shall write and tell them about your gas-mask. 2000 Denver Post (Nexis) 30 Aug. f1 When it comes to navigating social settings, you always watch your p's and q's. < as lemmas |
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