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
Severiano	se-ve-RYAH-no	Italian, Spanish
ValÉRia	-	Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovak
Mariami	-	Georgian
Ji-Min	jee-meen	Korean
EstÈVe	-	Occitan
Delaney	[də'leini]