Mind Your P's and Q's meaning
What does the saying 'Mind Your P's and Q's' mean?
Idiom: Mind Your P's and Q's
Meaning:
If you are careful about the way you behave and are polite, you mind Your P's and Q's.
Country: International English |
Subject Area: General |
Usage Type: Both or All Words Used
Meaning:
This is used as a way of telling someone to be polite and behave well.
Country: International English |
Subject Area: General |
Usage Type: Both or All Words Used
All idioms have been editorially reviewed, and submitted idioms may have been edited for correctness and completeness.
« Previous: Mind your own beeswax
Next: Mint condition »
Similar Idioms
- Out of sight, out of mind
- Cast your mind back
- Mind the gap
- Give someone a piece of your mind
- Presence of mind
- Out of your mind
- Mind your own beeswax
- Put you in mind
- Half a mind
- Blow your mind
- Spring to mind
- Speak your mind
- Mind the store
- Mind over matter
- Tidy desk, tidy mind
- Time out of mind
Idiom eBooks from UsingEnglish.com
Download our curated lists of idioms in PDF format - perfect to use offline for reference or for use in class!
If you have a question about idioms, ask us about it in our Idioms Discussion Forum.
If you know of an idiom that you would like to be listed here, please use our online form to suggest an idiom.
See also:
- View examples in Google: Mind Your P's and Q's
- Idiom Quizzes