dos and don'ts

Meanings

noundos and don'ts pl (plural only)

pluralplural onlyA set of things that one should do or not do in a particular situation; a set of guidelines or rules that one has to or ought to follow.

From dos (“plural of do (“something that can or should be done”)”) + and + don’ts (“plural of don’t (“something that must or should not be done”)”).

Chinese Mandarin 行為準則 /行为准则

行為準則 /行为准则 (xíngwéi zhǔnzé)set of things that one should do or not do in a particular situation

Finnish ohjeet, säännöt

Hungarian ami kötelező és ami tilos, amit szabad és amit nem

ami kötelező és ami tilosset of things that one should do or not do in a particular situation
amit szabad és amit nemset of things that one should do or not do in a particular situation
viselkedési szabályokset of things that one should do or not do in a particular situation

Russian всё, что можно и нельзя

всё, что можно и нельзя (vsjo, što možno i nelʹzja)set of things that one should do or not do in a particular situation

Spanish decálogo

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