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单词 P's and Q's
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Definition of P's and Q's in English:

P's and Q's

(also Ps and Qs)
noun ˌpiːz (ə)n(d) ˈkjuːz
  • 1"to be on one's P's and Q's" and variants: to be on one's best behaviour; to be at one's best, on top form; (US) to be alert, to be ‘on one's toes’.

  • 2"to mind (also watch) one's P's and Q's": to be careful or particular in one's words or behaviour; to mind one's manners.

  • 3"one's P's and Q's": one's alphabet, one's ‘A.B.C.’; (in extended use) knowledge or judgement, ‘one's way about’.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Dekker (c1572–1632), playwright and pamphleteer. Origin unknown.

 
 

Definition of P's and Q's in US English:

P's and Q's

(also Ps and Qs)
nounˌpiːz (ə)n(d) ˈkjuːz
  • 1"to be on one's P's and Q's" and variants: to be on one's best behaviour; to be at one's best, on top form; (US) to be alert, to be ‘on one's toes’.

  • 2"to mind (also watch) one's P's and Q's": to be careful or particular in one's words or behaviour; to mind one's manners.

  • 3"one's P's and Q's": one's alphabet, one's ‘A.B.C.’; (in extended use) knowledge or judgement, ‘one's way about’.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Dekker (c1572–1632), playwright and pamphleteer. Origin unknown.

 
 
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