- watch one's P's and Q's
- be well-behaved, be careful
The boy was told to watch his P's and Q's by his teacher after he caused too many problems at school.
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watch one's P's and Q's
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watch one's dust — or[watch one s smoke] {v. phr.}, {slang} To notice your quick action; watch you do something quickly. * /Offer Bill a dollar to shovel your sidewalk, and watch his smoke!/ * / We ll have your yard cleaned in a jiffy, the Boy Scouts told Mr.… … Dictionary of American idioms
watch one's dust — or[watch one s smoke] {v. phr.}, {slang} To notice your quick action; watch you do something quickly. * /Offer Bill a dollar to shovel your sidewalk, and watch his smoke!/ * / We ll have your yard cleaned in a jiffy, the Boy Scouts told Mr.… … 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.… … Dictionary of American idioms
