When the teacher is very strict, the students must mind their P's and Q's.
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When the teacher is very strict, the students must mind their P's and Q's.
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When the bartender totals the bill for a customer who is drunk and angry, he must be very careful to mind his P's and Q's.
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Tom had to mind his P's and Q's when he met Mary's parents for the first time.
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