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minded one's ps and qs

minded one's ps and qs is the simple past and past participle 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.

Questions about minded one's ps and qs

What is minded one's ps and qs the simple past and past participle of?
Minded one's ps and qs is the simple past and past participle of mind one's ps and qs.

Words near minded one's ps and qs in the dictionary

  1. minded one's own business
  2. minded one's P's and Q's
  3. minded one's peas and cues
  4. minded one's pees and cues
  5. minded one's pees and ques
  6. minded one's ps and qs
  7. minded out
  8. minded the shop
  9. minded the store
  10. mindedly
  11. mindedness

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