The done thing

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expression to

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say something is the done thing an

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action is the done thing in this case

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we're saying it's the correct way to

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behave in a particular situation so for

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example it's the done thing to get the

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boss a coffee in the morning it's the

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done thing around here it's the polite

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way the correct way to be doing things

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in a certain situation for example at

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reception it's the done thing to greet

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people with a smile idiomatic expression

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number four rather than you saying and

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using bad language this is if somebody

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else speaks in a way that you are not

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happy with so for example if someone

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swears what you could say is mind your

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language you wouldn't say don't swear

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well you could but it's more common for

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us to use the idiom mind your language

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remember idiomatic expressions are

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sometimes a way of softening your

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language of not being too direct or or

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aggressive so mind your language could

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you mind your language please

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don't swear idiomatic expression number

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five