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
Bermet	-	Kyrgyz
Natali	-	Russian, Ukrainian
Ikaia	-	Hawaiian
Joachim	zho-a-KEEM (French), YO-ah-khim (German), yo-AH-khim (German), yaw-AH-kheem (Polish), JO-ə-kim (English)	French, German, Polish, Judeo-Christian Legend
Victorino	beek-to-REE-no (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Sharleen	shahr-LEEN	English