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on one's behaviour

on one's behaviour prepositional phrase: placed in a situation where one's best behaviour is necessary or advisable.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Placed in a situation where one's best behaviour is necessary or advisable.

Forms of on one's behaviour

alternative formupon one's behaviour

Questions about on one's behaviour

What does on one's behaviour mean?
On one's behaviour means placed in a situation where one's best behaviour is necessary or advisable.
What part of speech is on one's behaviour?
On one's behaviour is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on one's behaviour in the dictionary

  1. on occasion
  2. on offer
  3. on one hand
  4. on one's back
  5. on one's beam ends
  6. on one's behaviour
  7. on one's bill
  8. on one's conscience
  9. on one's deathbed
  10. on one's feet
  11. on one's game

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