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
Maurice	MAWR-is (English), mə-REES (English), mo-REES (French)	English, French
Tacito	tah-CHEE-to (Italian), tah-THEE-to (Spanish), tah-SEE-to (Latin American Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Bakewell	['beikwəl]
SigfrØ&Eth;R	-	Ancient Scandinavian
PrzemysŁ	-	Polish (Rare)
Gianpaolo	jahn-POW-lo	Italian