WATCH YOUR P'S AND Q'S

Meaning of WATCH YOUR P'S AND Q'S in English

be polite, mind your manners

At the banquet, remember your manners. Watch your P's and Q's.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

WATCH YOUR P'S AND Q'S — be polite, mind your manners At the banquet, remember your manners. Watch your P's and Q's.
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Q — I. noun (plural q's or qs) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. the 17th letter of …
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YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
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WATCH — I. ˈwäch also ˈwȯch verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English wacchen, from Old English wæccan; akin to Old English …
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Q — I. ˈkyü noun ( plural q's or qs ) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 17th letter …
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P — I. ˈpē noun ( plural p's or ps ˈpēz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 16th letter …
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YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
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WATCH — /woch/ , v.i. 1. to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is …
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WATCH — I. ˈwäch, ˈwȯch verb Etymology: Middle English wacchen, from Old English wæccan — more at wake Date: before 12th century …
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Q — I. ˈkyü noun ( plural q's or qs ˈkyüz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
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P — I. ˈpē noun ( plural p's or ps ˈpēz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
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YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
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WATCH — vt to tend; to guard; to have in keeping. 2. watch ·vi to serve the purpose of a watchman by …
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Q — Q 1 (also q ) ■ noun ( plural Qs or Q's ) 1》 the seventeenth letter of the alphabet. …
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P — P 1 (also p ) ■ noun ( plural Ps or P's ) 1》 the sixteenth letter of the alphabet. …
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WATCH — [watch] vb [ME wacchen, fr. OE waeccan--more at wake] vi (bef. 12c) 1 a: to keep vigil as a devotional …
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Q — [q] n, pl q's or qs often cap, often attrib (bef. 12c) 1 a: the 17th letter of the English …
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WATCH — portable timepiece that has a movement driven in any of several ways and is designed to be worn (as on …
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Q — Q, q BrE AmE kjuː ▷ Q's, q's, Qs, qs kjuːz —Communications code name: Quebec ▶ ˈ Q ˌ fever …
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P — P, p BrE AmE piː ▷ P's, p's, Ps piːz —Communications code name: Papa
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YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
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WATCH — / wɒtʃ; NAmE wɑːtʃ; wɔːtʃ/ verb , noun ■ verb 1. to look at sb/sth for a time, paying attention …
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Q — / kjuː; NAmE / noun , abbreviation ■ noun (also q ) [ C , U ] ( pl. Qs …
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P — (also p. ) abbreviation 1. ( pl. pp. ) page : See p.34 and pp.63-72. 2. penny , pence : …
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P — (also p ) / piː; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ( pl. Ps , P's , p's …
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YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
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WATCH — I. watch 1 S1 W1 /wɒtʃ $ wɑːtʃ, wɒːtʃ/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ watch , …
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Q. — Q. , q. ( also Q , q British English ) the written abbreviation of question : a Q and …
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Q — Q BrE AmE , q /kjuː/ ( plural Q’s , q’s ) noun [uncountable and countable] the 17th letter of …
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P — p. ( also p British English ) 1 . the written abbreviation of page ⇨ P.P. 2 . British English …
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P. — p. ( also p British English ) 1 . the written abbreviation of page ⇨ P.P. 2 . British English …
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P — I. P BrE AmE , p /piː/ noun ( plural P’s , p’s ) [uncountable and countable] the 16th letter …
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WATCH — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. keep the eyes fixed on; look at attentively. 2 tr. a keep under observation; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
Q — n. (also q) (pl. Qs or Q's) the seventeenth letter of the alphabet.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WATCH — v. & n. v. 1 tr. keep the eyes fixed on; look at attentively. 2 tr. a keep under observation; …
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Q — n. (also q) (pl. Qs or Q's) the seventeenth letter of the alphabet.
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WATCH — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. keep the eyes fixed on; look at attentively. 2 tr. a keep under observation; …
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Q — 1. n. (also q) (pl. Qs or Q's) the seventeenth letter of the alphabet. 2. abbr. (also Q.) 1. Queen, …
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P — 1. n. (also p) (pl. Ps or P's) the sixteenth letter of the alphabet. 2. abbr. (also P.) 1. (on …
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WATCH — I. LOOKING AND PAYING ATTENTION /wɒtʃ/ ( watches, watching, watched) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
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YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
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WATCH — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bird watching (= the activity of watching wild birds ) ▪ One of his …
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Q — noun PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES mind your manners/language/p's and q's on the q.t. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Bogwood with fungus …
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YOUR — [determiner]Your means of or belonging to people generally.Garlic is good for your blood.Of course you want the best for your …
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WATCH — (BE CAREFUL) [verb] [T] - to be careful of (something)I have to watch my weight (= be careful not to …
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P — (SIGN) [noun] [U] - abbreviation for parking, esp. used on road signs P&P [noun] [U] - UK abbreviation for postage …
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WATCH — Synonyms and related words : Argus, Big Ben, Charley, abide, airplane spotter, alarm clock, alarm watch, anchor watch, and listen, …
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WATCH — I. noun 1 instrument for telling the time ADJECTIVE ▪ digital ▪ analogue/analog , mechanical ( esp. AmE ) ▪ …
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WATCH — INDEX: 1. to watch someone or something 2. to watch someone or something continuously 3. to watch to make sure …
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WATCH — n. 25B6; verb she watched him as he spoke : OBSERVE, view, look at, eye, gaze at, stare at, gape …
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Q — < language > A very high level language by Per Bothner based on lazy generalised sequences. Q has lexical scope …
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WATCH — v. 1 observe, regard, look at, gaze at or on, take in, contemplate Daniel loves to watch the bears at …
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WATCH — I сущ. часы (карманные, наручные) by my watch ≈ по моим часам to set, wind up a watch ≈ выставлять …
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Q — I сокр. [batch size] размер партии (деталей) II сокр. от quality 1. добротность 2. фактор качества acoustic Q basic Q …
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Q — I сущ.; мн. Qs, Q's 1) семнадцатая буква англ. алфавита Q and reverse Q 2) что-л. в форме буквы Q …
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YOUR — your.ogg jɔ: (полная форма); jə (редуцированная форма) poss pron ( употр. тк. атрибутивно; ср. yours) I ( при обращении к …
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WATCH — watch.ogg _I wɒtʃ n 1> часы ( наручные, карманные ) he set his watch by mine - он поставил свои …
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Q — n ( pl Qs, q's kju:z ) 17-я буква английского алфавита to be /to stand/ on one's P's and Q's …
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P — n ( pl Ps, p's pi:z ) 1. 16-я буква английского алфавита 2. в грам. знач. прил. имеющий форму буквы …
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Q — I сокр. от batch size размер партии (деталей) II сокр. от quality 1) добротность 2) фактор качества • - acoustic …
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Q — I сокр. от batch size размер партии (деталей) II сокр. от quality 1) добротность 2) фактор качества • - acoustic Q - basic Q - capacitor Q - dielectric …
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