the correct thing

  • 1(the) done thing — British, American & Australian, American the correct way to behave in a particular social situation. Wearing jeans in an office environment isn t really the done thing. (usually negative) You can t smoke during the meal. It s not the thing to do …

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  • 2did the right thing — did the correct thing, acted appropriately …

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  • 3be the done thing — be the done thing/be done/ phrase to be the correct or suitable thing to do, or to be the way that people think you should behave Going to university seemed to be the done thing, so he went. it is not done to do something: In those days it really …

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  • 4To do the handsome thing — Handsome Hand some (h[a^]n s[u^]m; 277), a. [Compar. {Handsomer} ( [ e]r); superl. {Handsomest}.] [Hand + some. It at first meant, dexterous; cf. D. handzaam dexterous, ready, limber, manageable, and E. handy.] 1. Dexterous; skillful; handy;… …

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  • 5correct — [[t]kəre̱kt[/t]] ♦♦ corrects, correcting, corrected 1) ADJ If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes. [FORMAL] The correct answers can be found at the bottom of page 8... The following information was correct …

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  • 6The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist —     The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist     In this article we shall consider:     ♦ the fact of the Real Presence, which is, indeed, the central dogma;     ♦ the …

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  • 7The Nature of Rationality — is an exploration of practical rationality written by Robert Nozick and published in 1993. It views human rationality as an evolutionary adaptation. Its delimited purpose and function may be responsible for biases and blind spots, possibly… …

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  • 8The Addams Family — are a group of fictional characters created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. Earlier Addams had worked in collaboration with his friend Ray Bradbury. In a 2001 interview Bradbury states that after failing to find a publisher, they went… …

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  • 9The Path to 9/11 — was a two part miniseries that aired in the United States on ABC television from September 10 ndash; 11, 2006, and also in other countries. The film dramatizes the 2001 terrorist attack upon the World Trade Center in New York City and the events… …

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  • 10The Shining (film) — The Shining Theatrical release poster Directed by Stanley Kubrick Produced by Stanle …

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