Etymology

comme il faut

Today it means: Proper; in keeping with etiquette or social standards. Full definition →

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  1. French · borrowed fromcomme il faut
  2. English todaycomme il faut

Borrowed from French comme il faut (literally “as is necessary, as must be”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.