the done thing

(British, American & Australian) also the thing to do (American)

the correct way to behave in a particular social situation (usually negative) Wearing jeans in an office environment isn't really the done thing. You can't smoke during the meal. It's not the thing to do.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Frankie	FRANGK-ee	English
GyÖRgy	DYUUR-dyə	Hungarian
Linette	li-NET	English
Cainneach	-	Irish
Turid	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Oana	WAH-nah	Romanian