Перевод: с английского на все языки

со всех языков на английский

to be on your best behaviour

См. также в других словарях:

  • 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 — phrase to behave very well, usually because you want to please someone Please let me come – I promise to be on my best behaviour. Thesaurus: to try hard to please or impress someonesynonym Main entry: behaviour …   Useful english 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

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»