mind one's P's and Q's

mind one's P's and Q's
(mind (или watch) one's P's and Q's)
соблюдать осторожность, быть осторожным (в словах, поступках)

When people get it into their beads that they are being specially favoured by the Almighty, they had better as a general rule mind their P's and Q's... (S. Butler, ‘The Way of All Flesh’, ch. LXXI) — Когда люди забирают себе в голову, что находятся под особым покровительством Всевышнего, то обычно они забывают правило "на бога надейся, а сам не плошай"...

...even the cleverest must mind their P's and Q's with such a lady. (A. Bennett, ‘Hilda Lessways’, book I, ch. VI) — ...даже самые большие умники должны быть начеку с этой дамой.

There's no reason why you shouldn't make a good livin' here. Say a round three to four hundred for yourself, if you work hard and watch your P's and Q's. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Citadel’, book II, ch. II) — А почему бы вам не зарабатывать хорошо здесь? Скажем, вам будет оставаться три-четыре сотни, если будете усердно работать и соблюдать при этом должную осторожность.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • mind one's p's and q's — {v. phr.} To be very careful what you do or say; not make mistakes. * /When the principal of the school visited the class the students all minded their p s and q s./ * /If you wish to succeed you must mind your p s and q s./ (From the old U.S.… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • mind one's p's and q's — {v. phr.} To be very careful what you do or say; not make mistakes. * /When the principal of the school visited the class the students all minded their p s and q s./ * /If you wish to succeed you must mind your p s and q s./ (From the old U.S.… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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