be on your best behaviour
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be on your best behaviour — be on (your) best behaviour British & Australian, American & Australian to behave very well, usually because you are in an important or formal situation. Now children, I want you all to be on your best behaviour when grandma arrives … New idioms dictionary
be on your best behaviour — to behave very well, usually because you want to please someone Please let me come – I promise to be on my best behaviour … English dictionary
(be) on your best behaviour — be on your best beˈhaviour idiom to behave in the most polite way you can Main entry: ↑behaviouridiom … Useful english dictionary
be on best behaviour — be on (your) best behaviour British & Australian, American & Australian to behave very well, usually because you are in an important or formal situation. Now children, I want you all to be on your best behaviour when grandma arrives … New idioms dictionary
best — best1 W1S1 [best] adj [superlative of good] [: Old English; Origin: betst] 1.) better than anything else or anyone else in quality, skill, how effective it is etc ▪ He won the best actor award. ▪ What s the best way to cook this fish? ▪ The best… … Dictionary of contemporary English
best — 1 /best/ adjective (superlative of good) 1 better than anything else or anyone else in quality, skill, effectiveness etc: He was the best teacher in the school. | What s the best way to cook this fish? | The best thing to do is to stop worrying.… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
behaviour — be|hav|iour W1S2 BrE behavior AmE [bıˈheıvjə US ər] n [U] 1.) the things that a person or animal does ▪ It is important to reward good behaviour . ▪ The headmaster will not tolerate bad behaviour . behaviour towards ▪ She complained of her boss s … Dictionary of contemporary English
behaviour — (BrE) (AmE behavior) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ exemplary, good ▪ He had his jail term cut for good behaviour. ▪ acceptable ▪ normal ▪ … Collocations dictionary
behaviour — noun BrE, behavior AmE (U) 1 the way that someone behaves: Can TV violence cause aggressive behavior? | good/bad behaviour: The headmaster will not tolerate bad behaviour in class. (+ towards): Her father s behavior towards him was irrational. 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
behaviour */*/*/ — UK [bɪˈheɪvjə(r)] / US [bɪˈheɪvjər] noun [uncountable] Word forms behaviour : singular behaviour plural behaviours Get it right: behaviour: Behaviour is usually an uncountable noun, so it is rarely used in the plural: Wrong: Parents should be… … English dictionary
