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单词 p's and q's
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
p's and q's, 
    1. manners;
      behavior;
      conduct (usually prec. by mind or watch):The children were told to mind their p's and q's.
    • perh. from some children's difficulty in distinguishing the two letters 1770–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
p's and q's pl n
  1. behaviour within social conventions; manners (esp in the phrase to mind one's p's and q's)
Etymology: altered from p(lea)se and (than)k-you's
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