comme il faut

Kissing thin air is not comme il faut, especially among Europeans.
The 10 Rules of Kissing Hello|Claire Howorth|September 4, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He has even dated an Israeli—not exactly comme il faut behavior among Arab leaders.
The Lost Qaddafi Tapes|Eliza Griswold|July 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST
There is a young man, very bien, very comme il faut, who demands her hand and who thinks of nothing but her.
Mrs. Vanderstein's jewels|Mrs. Charles Bryce
I sit there beside her with nothing to do, not even a stocking to mend; she doesn't think that comme il faut.
The Tragic Muse|Henry James

Comme il faut, is the Frenchman's description of good society, as we must be.
Essays|Ralph Waldo Emerson
If it be put on with a recherch air—if its folds be correct, and its set comme il faut—then he may defy fate.
Odd Volume|Various
The Swiss governess referred in so many words to him in matters of comme il faut as a model.
Royal Highness|Thomas Mann

British Dictionary definitions for comme il faut

comme il faut

/ French (kɔm il fo) /

correct or correctly

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