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What (who) is mind one's Ps & Qs - definition

WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Qs; QS (disambiguation); Q.S.; Q.s.; Qs.; Q S

mind one's Ps & Qs      
be careful to be polite and avoid giving offence. [said by some to refer to the care a young pupil must pay in differentiating the tailed letters p and q.]
Mind your Ps and Qs         
ENGLISH-LANGUAGE IDIOM USED TO ENCOURAGE (ONE) TO BE POLITE, PRESENTABLE, AND PROPER IN A CERTAIN SETTING OR CONTEXT
Ps and Qs; P's and Q's; Mind your p's and q's; P’s and Q’s; P's and q's; Ps & Qs
Mind your Ps and Qs is an English language expression meaning "mind your manners", "mind your language", "be on your best behaviour", "watch what you're doing".
p's and q's         
ENGLISH-LANGUAGE IDIOM USED TO ENCOURAGE (ONE) TO BE POLITE, PRESENTABLE, AND PROPER IN A CERTAIN SETTING OR CONTEXT
Ps and Qs; P's and Q's; Mind your p's and q's; P’s and Q’s; P's and q's; Ps & Qs
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to mind one's p's and q's

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