mind one's P's and Q's

mind one's P's and Q's
mind one's P's (p's) and Q's (q's) следи́ть за собо́й, соблюда́ть осторо́жность (прили́чия)

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  • 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 p's and q's — {v. phr.} To be very careful what you do or say; not make mistakes. * /When the principal of the school visited the class the students all minded their p s and q s./ * /If you wish to succeed you must mind your p s and q s./ (From the old U.S.… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • mind one's p's and q's — {v. phr.} To be very careful what you do or say; not make mistakes. * /When the principal of the school visited the class the students all minded their p s and q s./ * /If you wish to succeed you must mind your p s and q s./ (From the old U.S.… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • mind\ one's\ P's\ and\ Q's — v. phr. To be very careful what you do or say; not make mistakes. When the principal of the school visited the class the students all minded their P s and Q s. If you wish to succeed you must mind your P s and Q s. (From the old U.S. Navy when… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • mind one's p's and q's — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. act properly, conform, mind; see behave 2 , mind 3 …   English dictionary for students

  • mind one's p's and q's — verb To be very careful to behave correctly. When we go to visit, do remember to mind your ps and qs, children mdash; we dont want another incident like last time …   Wiktionary

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  • 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\ 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 …   Словарь американских идиом

  • mind one's own business — verb To concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others. I was just walking down the road, minding my own business, when I was attacked by a mugger …   Wiktionary


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