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There's a time and a place

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There's a time and a place.

something that you say when someone is behaving in a way which you do not think is suitable for the situation they are in How could she wear a dress like that to a funeral? Honestly, there's a time and a place. (often + for ) I don't like to see people kissing in the street. There's a time and a place for that sort of thing.

See also: and, place, time