mind your p's and q's
Watch your manners
Mind your p's and q's means to be careful about your behavior, especially regarding manners and etiquette: Mind your p's and q's at the dinner party.
The phrase suggests paying close attention to small details of conduct.
The origin of "p's and q's" is disputed and uncertain—what matters is the meaning: be on your best behavior.
- mannersCustoms of polite conduct
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- politeShowing good manners
- courteousShowing respectful consideration
- behaveAct in acceptable ways
proper etiquette · please and thank you · best behavior · proper · careful · watch · language · grammar · lowercase letters · printing · typesetting · pints · quarts · pub · bartender · tally · tab · handwriting
mind your p's and q'slet loose
Remove restraints from
let your hair down · cut loose · go wild · throw caution to the wind · act out
mind, minds, minded, minding, mindful, mindfully, mindfulness, mindless, mindlessly