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do's and don'ts
Idioms and Phrases
Rules or customs concerning some activity, as in It's important to know the do's and don'ts of diplomatic receptions . This expression alludes to what one should and should not do or say. [c. 1900]Example Sentences
There are multiple refilling stations around the festival and according to Coachella’s list of do’s and don’ts, you can bring in an empty, plastic, 64-ounce or less, refillable container.
Talk to me about what that was like, getting the do’s and don’ts from the pros and having them in your home, giving you a tutorial of sorts.
There’s plenty of online discourse about first date do’s and don’ts — especially when it comes to where a first date should take place.
The men were arrayed in a horseshoe around the 5-foot-3, boyish-looking officer as he recited the do’s and don’ts from the Pentagon publication “Vietnam, Our Host.”
Under the DMA, platforms must comply with a list of do’s and don’ts – such as not giving preference to their own services over rivals – under threat of hefty financial penalties or even breaking up businesses.
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