company manners

Idioms  

1. One's best behavior, as in George never interrupts when we have guests; he has fine company manners. This term employs company in the sense of “guests.” An older variant, Tell me thy company and I'll tell thee thy manners, uses company in the sense of “companions.” The current term implies that one is more mindful of politeness with invited guests.

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Example Sentences

His company manners are impeccable, and his style is enormous.

From Newsweek

The whole company have also displayed their very best company manners.

From Time Magazine Archive

The U. S. Government last week gave Mexico positive assurances that hereafter the State of Texas would observe company manners toward Mexican statesmen in transit between the two countries.

From Time Magazine Archive

She never wore her company manners with one of us ... when Jem died, her precious Jem, it nearly killed her.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

"I'll have to be on my company manners the whole livelong time, and I simply loathe that," she fumed.

From We Ten Or, The Story of the Roses by Yechton, Barbara, [pseud.]