| 单词 | to do the polite |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto do the polite 2. colloquial. to do the polite (with thing understood): to perform a courteous action, to behave politely. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > be courteous [verb (intransitive)] to do the polite1826 to do the civil1838 1826 J. S. in P. G. Patmore Rejected Articles 157 I hate and detest his awkward attempts at what Ned calls ‘doing the polite’. 1856 G. J. Whyte-Melville Kate Coventry iii John ‘doing the polite’, and laughing as he..introduced ‘Captain Lovell’ and ‘Miss Coventry’. 1915 E. Fenwick Diary 31 July (1981) 61 We had to go and do the polite in the Doctor's house. 1935 G. Greene Eng. made Me iv. 205 They are leaving at the end of the week. I've got to do the polite. 1954 A. Thirkell What did it Mean? 253 I suppose I must go and do the polite with the Palace. < as lemmas |
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