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mind one's pees and ques

mind one's pees and ques is the alternative form of mind one's ps and qs.

Meaning of mind one's ps and qs

Verb

mind one's ps and qs (third-person singular simple present minds one's ps and qs, present participle minding one's ps and qs, simple past and past participle minded one's ps and qs)

  1. (idiomatic) To be very careful to behave correctly.
    • When we go to visit, do remember to mind your ps and qs, children – we don't want another incident like last time.

Forms of mind one's pees and ques

third-person singular presentminds one's pees and ques
present participleminding one's pees and ques
past participleminded one's pees and ques
pastminded one's pees and ques

Questions about mind one's pees and ques

What is mind one's pees and ques the alternative form of?
Mind one's pees and ques is the alternative form of mind one's ps and qs.

Words near mind one's pees and ques in the dictionary

  1. mind one's language
  2. mind one's own business
  3. mind one's P's and Q's
  4. mind one's peas and cues
  5. mind one's pees and cues
  6. mind one's pees and ques
  7. mind one's ps and qs
  8. mind out
  9. mind over matter
  10. mind palace
  11. mind palaces

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