the done thing



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.
See also: done, thing

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bermet-Kyrgyz
Natali-Russian, Ukrainian
Ikaia-Hawaiian
Joachimzho-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
Victorinobeek-to-REE-no (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Sharleenshahr-LEENEnglish