| Minding one's manners is not synonymous with playing doormat and having people walk all over you. |
| You're told about table manners to relieve yourself in a jakes above a stream. |
| Even when manners are wasted on the recipient, it is important to present the example of civilized behavior. |
| They described him as a well-behaved, shy boy with good manners and an angelic face. |
| Peter Bowles as Judith's novelist husband best catches the acidulous tone of Coward's comedy of bad manners. |
| Ultimately, the two criminals were tried for the same crime, but one got a reduced sentence on account of his well-bred looks and manners. |
